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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
320
Utgivningsdatum
2023-08-15
Förlag
Amberley Publishing
Illustratör/Fotograf
color 16 Plates
Illustrationer
16 Plates, color
Dimensioner
236 x 157 x 38 mm
Vikt
676 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781398114036

The Little Men

An Afghanistan Diary

av George McCafferty, Robert Cameron
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2023-08-15
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Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2008 was the most dangerous place on earth. George McCafferty of Delta Company led 12 Platoon Delta Company, 5 SCOTS through the fighting season. He kept a diary. For some of that period Ross Kemp went out with the platoon to film and report for Sky News. Ross, Whats wrong with this picture? I asked him. He knotted his eyebrows and looked around. No civvies! he exclaimed. He was absolutely right, not only were there no visible signs of life but there was also no noise, no call to prayer. The Little Men tells the real story of Operation Herrick 8, unvarnished, from the point of view not of generals or politicians, but the poor bloody infantry. It is full of details that only such a source can provide: I looked at Scotty McGregor, my little Gimpy gunner. He was five foot nothing and if he rested the butt of the 7.62mm machine gun on the floor, the gun was nearly as tall as he was. In his patrol pack he carried eight hundred rounds of 7.62mm ammo and a spare barrel. I had chosen him as a Gimpy gunner as he was the best man for the job. He didnt go crazy with his bursts and was always aware of his fall of shot, so he never came close to running out of ammo. Courage, loyalty to one another, sacrifice. Was it all worth it? Thats still to be determined but whatever the answer, the effort should never be forgotten.
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Gripping eyewitness testimony Once you have picked this book up, you will not put it down. Blood, guts, triumph, tragedy and true grit. Heartfelt camaraderie and brotherhood on the frontline of combat. A shocking, revelatory, visceral hellride into war and all that follows. For so many the war in Afghanistan is far from over. A must read. -- Damien Lewis 'They may have been small in stature, but they fought like giants' -- Ross Kemp

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Sgt George McCafferty served two tours in Afghanistan. During his first, Operation Herrick 8 in 2008 - considered the year of the most bloody fighting of the entire war - he kept a diary on which this book is based. He is currently a firearms instructor in the Police (Civil Nuclear Constabulary). Robert Cameron is also ex-military and now works in security. He is the author of three novels based upon his time in the military: 'Sterling', 'Assets' and 'Rogue'.

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