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The Little Men - An Afghanistan Diary (Hardcover)
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The Little Men - An Afghanistan Diary (Hardcover)
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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, What’s 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
didn’t 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? That’s
still to be determined ‒ but whatever the answer, the effort
should never be forgotten.
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