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pp. xvi 304.”On 10th December 2001, in the biggest and most destructive mission in SAS recent history, half of the world`s most elite regiment took on the Al Qaeda`s crack forces in Afghanistan. This is the first-hand account of that battle, drawing on the memories of the men who fought in it. The target was a £50 million opium storage plant, which doubled as an Al Qaeda local command centre, in Kandahar province. The mission had three objectives: To kill as many terrorists as possible; to collect enemy intelligence; and to destroy the opium, the main source of income for the Taliban regime. Operation Arsenal is the story of extraordinary courage. The mission involved a perilous advance to contact across open ground and yet there had been no time for CTRs (Close Target Reccies) and there were no maps. It culminated in a four-hour close quarter fight, leaving many enemy dead and yet, as the soldiers reveal, only a miracle prevented the biggest loss to life in SAS history.”
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| ISBN | 1405006455 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9781405006453 | |
| Number of pages | 304 | |
| Original Title | Ultimate Risk: Sas Contact Al Qaeda | |
| Published Date | 2004 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Military History | |
| Author: | Mark Nicol | |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Pub Ltd |
pp. xvi 304.”On 10th December 2001, in the biggest and most destructive mission in SAS recent history, half of the world`s most elite regiment took on the Al Qaeda`s crack forces in Afghanistan. This is the first-hand account of that battle, drawing on the memories of the men who fought in it. The target was a £50 million opium storage plant, which doubled as an Al Qaeda local command centre, in Kandahar province. The mission had three objectives: To kill as many terrorists as possible; to collect enemy intelligence; and to destroy the opium, the main source of income for the Taliban regime. Operation Arsenal is the story of extraordinary courage. The mission involved a perilous advance to contact across open ground and yet there had been no time for CTRs (Close Target Reccies) and there were no maps. It culminated in a four-hour close quarter fight, leaving many enemy dead and yet, as the soldiers reveal, only a miracle prevented the biggest loss to life in SAS history.”
| Weight | 0.85 kg |
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