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The Paras have a hard-earned reputation for skill and bravery. So when best-selling war historian Patrick Bishop joined 3 Para for their second tour of Afghanistan he heard and saw first-hand - the searing reality of what fighting the Taliban insurgency now means.
This is an incredible story of tough battles, tough soldiers and tough questions about the changing nature of the war in Afghanistan. These are the fighting elite who have volunteered to be at the sharp end - but do they have the backing and resources to do the job properly? What do the soldiers think of their mission in Afghanistan? And is there any end in sight?
'Action packed - but Bishop offers no easy answers. The portrait he paints is one of selfless young men and women performing magnificently under near-intolerable conditions' Mail on Sunday
'Bishop gets to the core of the soldiers thoughts and fears. As a view from the ground Bishop's books are invaluable' Evening Standard. ISBN:9780007296651
