3PARA
In April 2006, the elite 3 Para battle group was despatched to Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. They were tasked with providing security to reconstruction efforts, a deployment it was hoped would pass off without a shot being fired.
In fact, over the six months they were there, the 3 Para battle group saw near continuous combat - one gruelling battle after another - in what would become one of the most extraordinary campaigns ever fought by British troops.
At the end of the tour, the Taliban offensive aimed at driving the British and Afghan Government troops out of Helmand had been tactically defeated. But 3 Para paid a high price: fourteen soldiers and one interpreter were killed, and forty-six wounded...
In fact, over the six months they were there, the 3 Para battle group saw near continuous combat - one gruelling battle after another - in what would become one of the most extraordinary campaigns ever fought by British troops.
At the end of the tour, the Taliban offensive aimed at driving the British and Afghan Government troops out of Helmand had been tactically defeated. But 3 Para paid a high price: fourteen soldiers and one interpreter were killed, and forty-six wounded...
| Authors: | Patrick Bishop |
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| ISBN: | 9781407419565 |
| Genre: | War |
| Type: | Paperback book |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Item No: | LP1891 |
| Publication Date: | 1st July 2008 |
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| MARC Record(s): | MARC21 | UKMARC |
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