X Platoon (Paperback)

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units. For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story. Steve Heaney became one of the youngest ever to pass Selection, the gruelling trial of elite forces, and was at the cutting edge of X Platoon operations - serving on anti-narcotics operations in the Central American jungles, on missions hunting war criminals in the Balkans, and being sent to spy on and wage war against the Russians. The first non-officer in the unit's history to be award the Military Cross, Steve Heaney reveals the extraordinary work undertaken by this secret band of brothers.

General

Imprint:	Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Steve Heaney, MC • Damien Lewis
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-1-4091-4850-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4091-4850-5
Barcode:	9781409148500

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