- 2008 Edition, 310 pages
- Published by Transworld
- Paperback, format C
- In very good condition, minor corner creases
The high-octane story of the royal marine commandos in Iraq
In the dead of the night on 20 March 2003, Royal Navy Marines from 40 and 4 Commando board a fleet of twenty helicopters. With faces blackended and mouths dry at the thought of what lies ahead, they have been given the job of capturing the oil pipelines and pumping stations through wich 90 per cent of Iraq's oil is exported, to seal off the whole of the al'Faw peninsula and hold it against any counter-attack by the Iraqi Army. They will be the first troops on the ground in Iraq, literally kicking down the door. They will also suffer the first allied casualties in the war to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Operation Telic was a bold and audacious break with military doctrine, a night time airborne assault agains heavily defended positions. Lightly armed and isolated, the Commandos' only support for the first few days came from the Royal Navy ships HMS Ark Royal and Ocean sailing off the coast.
The night time landing was just the begining. THe Commandos were engaged in a series of fast-moving and hard-fought battles against tanks, Ba'ath Party Faddyeen and Repubican Guards as they moved rapidly north up the al-Faw peninsula until they reached the outskirts of Basra, the second largest city in Iraq. Finally, after a two-day battle that broke the back of the Iraqi resistance, and eighteen days after their first contact with the enemy, Royal Marine Commandos entered the presedential palace in Basra.
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