Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan - Hardcover

Bishop, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007296649 ISBN 13: 9780007296644

Publisher: HarperPress, 2009

Synopsis

324 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

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Review:

‘Are we winning or losing the war in Afghanistan? ...Bishop offers no easy answers. The portrait he paints is one of selfless young men and women performing magnificently under near-intolerable conditions ... “Ground Truth” is one of the best accounts you will ever read about contemporary warfare: shrewdly observed, action-packed and written with great sensitivity.’ James Delingpole, Mail on Sunday

‘A beguiling and often bewildering account of how this strange war seems to the fighting man and woman...Bishop gets to the core of their thoughts and fears. As a view from the ground, often with the author present at key points, Bishop’s books are invaluable’ Evening Standard

‘What makes this sequel stand out as a record of the war in Afghanistan is the author’s ability to encapsulate the personalities of the various officers and men involved, while simultaneously unravelling the complex strategy behind this most confusing of campaigns....Those involved are fortunate to have found such a fluent advocate of their cause and exponent of their valour.’ TLS

Synopsis:

Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders. Having faced six months of near continuous combat with the Taliban in 2006, 3 Para has returned to Helmand. Under-funded, under-resourced and under-supported upon their arrival back in the UK, they have been sent to Afghanistan to win the hearts and minds of fellow soldiers, but without any real means of doing so. And, whilst tactics and weaponry have changed, the conflict in this notorious battleground hasn't really moved on. Written by Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of '3 Para', 'Ground Truth' is filled with gripping action scenes as the troops takes their fight directly to the Taliban. Exposing the grim reality facing them, Bishop scathingly analyses the decisions and blunders that have led to this sorry state of affairs. Yet, within this sombre portrait are stories of comradeship, strength and immense bravery, not least the installation of the third turbine of the Kajaki Dam, a prime Taliban target. And yet today the generator, capable of providing electricity for an extra two million people, sits unused. With no infrastructure to support it, this energy resource cannot reach the Afghans who so desperately need it. Action-packed and utterly gripping, 'Ground Truth' is a modern military classic that will set the agenda for discussion of the Afghan conflict for years to come.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPress
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007296649
• ISBN 13: 9780007296644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352