The Rescue - The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

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Andy McNab

Summary

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

Foreword

The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission.

Product details

• Authors: Andy Mcnab, Timothy Ryback
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.2024
• EAN: 9781802796896
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-689-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Afghanistan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Special and elite forces, True war and combat stories, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General