Bomb hunters : in Afghanistan with Britain's elite bomb disposal unit /
RAYMENT Sean
Bomb hunters : in Afghanistan with Britain's elite bomb disposal unit / Sean Rayment. - London : Collins, 2011. - xxi, 282 pages , [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bomb Hunters are up against the Improvised Explosive Device - the IED - the deadly homemade bombs planted by the Taliban. Hard to detect and easy to trigger, an estimated 10 bombs for every one of the 10,000 British troops have been planted in the region. Ex-paratrooper, now defence journalist, Sean Rayment takes the reader on a journey into the heat and dust of Helmand Province as he meets these courageous soldiers while they put their lives at risk to prevent other British troops falling victim to the IED.
9780007427963 (pbk.) : 12.17 USD
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS --GREAT BRITAIN --HISTORY --21ST CENTURY
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS --AFGHANISTAN --HELMAND
AFGHAN WAR, 2001 --CAMPAIGNS --AFGHANISTAN --HELMAND
Bomb hunters : in Afghanistan with Britain's elite bomb disposal unit / Sean Rayment. - London : Collins, 2011. - xxi, 282 pages , [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bomb Hunters are up against the Improvised Explosive Device - the IED - the deadly homemade bombs planted by the Taliban. Hard to detect and easy to trigger, an estimated 10 bombs for every one of the 10,000 British troops have been planted in the region. Ex-paratrooper, now defence journalist, Sean Rayment takes the reader on a journey into the heat and dust of Helmand Province as he meets these courageous soldiers while they put their lives at risk to prevent other British troops falling victim to the IED.
9780007427963 (pbk.) : 12.17 USD
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS --GREAT BRITAIN --HISTORY --21ST CENTURY
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS --AFGHANISTAN --HELMAND
AFGHAN WAR, 2001 --CAMPAIGNS --AFGHANISTAN --HELMAND