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3 Para (Paperback)
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3 Para (Paperback)
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Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote
outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy
who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened
there has not been told. This is it. In April 2006, the elite 3
Para battlegroup 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. Around
parched, dusty outposts reliant on a limited number of helicopters
for food and ammunition resupply, troops were subjected to
relentless Taliban attacks, as well as energy-sapping 50 degree
heat and spartan conditions. 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 46
wounded. ‘3 Para’ will tell the stories of the men and women
who took part in this extraordinary and largely unreported saga.
Best-selling author Patrick Bishop has been given exclusive access
to the soldiers whose tales of courage and endurance provide an
unforgettable portrait of one of the world's finest and most
fascinating fighting regiments, and a remarkable band of warriors.
Their bravery was reflected in the array of gallantry medals that
were bestowed on their return, including the Victoria Cross awarded
to Corporal Bryan Budd and the George Cross won by Corporal Mark
Wright, both of whom were killed winning their awards. 3 Para’s
saga of comradeship, courage and fortitude is set to become a
classic.
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