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020 _a9780007427963 (pbk.) :
_c12.17 USD
100 1 _aRAYMENT Sean
245 _aBomb hunters :
_bin Afghanistan with Britain's elite bomb disposal unit /
_cSean Rayment.
260 _aLondon :
_bCollins,
_c2011.
300 _axxi, 282 pages , [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
520 _aBomb 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.
650 _aORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS
_xGREAT BRITAIN
_xHISTORY
_x21ST CENTURY
650 _aORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS
_xAFGHANISTAN
_xHELMAND
650 _aAFGHAN WAR, 2001
_xCAMPAIGNS
_xAFGHANISTAN
_xHELMAND
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