Task Force Black

Zusatztext With unparalleled access to sources inside the SAS itself! Urban paints a picture of how our finest fighting men could be truly effective . . . An essential record of a remarkable military period Informationen zum Autor Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight. He is the author Big Boys' Rules, Rifles and Fuslilers Klappentext Soon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse. Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campaign fusing special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology with the aim of taking down the enemy faster than it could regenerate. Guided by intelligence, a small British special forces team met the car bombers' fire with fire and accounted for thousands of insurgents. * The real story of Britain's war in Iraq has never been told - until now . . . Zusammenfassung * The real story of Britain's war in Iraq has never been told - until now . . .

Product details

• Authors: Mark Urban
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780349123554
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12355-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 201 mm x 131 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, Iraq, Modern warfare, True war and combat stories, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Iraq War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General