Desert of Death: A Soldier's Journey from Iraq to Afghanistan - Hardcover

Docherty, Leo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 057123688X ISBN 13: 9780571236886

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2007

Synopsis

FOR THE FIRST TIME, A BRITISH SOLDIER RIPS THE LID OFF OUR CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

Does for the British military what Jarhead did for the US. Leo Docherty was a serving British soldier on the ground in
Afghanistan up until his explosive article in the Sunday Times in 2006. This book is set to be a timebomb under the British military presence in Afghanistan, criticising tactics, strategy, implementation, equipment and the wisdom behind the operation.

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About this title

Product Description:

Desert of Death DESERT OF DEATH is a brilliantly vivid on-the-ground report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. It is a story of bravery and making-do, of farce and misadventure, and above all it is an unforgettable story of war in the twenty-first century. Full description

Book Description:

Desert of Death: A Soldier's Journey from Iraq to Afghanistan, by Leo Docherty, is a shocking, first-hand exposé of Britain's war against terror in Afghanistan, written by a former Captain in the Scots Guards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 057123688X
• ISBN 13: 9780571236886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208