Stephen Grey
Operation Snakebite
Viking, Penguin, London, 2009. Second Printing, Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780670917860 In December 2007, Stephen Grey, a Sunday Times reporter, was under fire from the enemy as British and American forces struggled to liberate the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala. Sheltering from the bullets behind an American Humvee, Grey turned his head to witness a scene of carnage: a car and a truck full of refugees had been riddled with gunfire, and several had died, including children. Taliban positions were pounded with gunfire and strafed with the cannons of an American jet plane, and a bomb was dropped on the compound, to the cheers of the soldiers. A day later, as the operation continued. a mine exploded just yards from Grey, killing a British soldier. Told as a simple and compellingstory of one military venture that lasted only several days, this book draws on more than 200 interviews with those involved in Britain's war in southern Afghanistan to reveal the war within the war; the battle not only for the hearts and minds of Afghans, but between soldiers and spies, between commanders in the field and officials in Whitehall, between allies sharply divided by purpose. Crisp clean unclipped dust-jacket, fresh covers with gilt lettering on spine, tight binding, clean pages and end-papers . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0670917869. ISBN/EAN: 9780670917860. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66514060151. ISBN: 0670917869
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Keywords: BZDB4 , military history, Afghanistan Military history, weapons & military transport; Afghanistan; Modern; Indian sub-continent & South East Asia. ISBN: 0670917869 EAN: 9780670917860 Stephen Grey Operation Snakebite Indian sub-continent & South East As