- 320 pages
- English
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About this book
Max Benitz reports from the frontline of a highly controversial war in a perceptive and revealing account of several months spent in Afghanistan with this world-famous infantry battalion. Training with them and living amongst them as they undertake their tour in Helmand province, Benitz gives a unique insight into the pressures faced by those who risk their lives every second of the day in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Fascinating and illuminating; The Scots Guards in Afghanistan reveals new insights into the war raging in Afghanistan and the men and women who bravely serve there for the British forces.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Author biography
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Epigraph page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Introduction: âGetting itâ
- 1. Three hundred and sixty-eight years, 1642â2010
- Playing FTSE with Insurgents
- 2. âAre there tigers in Afghanistan?â
- Homecoming
- 3. âTroops, keep your heads downâ
- Range days
- 4. âIt was nice at times to get out and just go for a wander aboutâ
- How you get to command 1st Battalion Scots Guards
- 5. âThese are diplomatic skills Iâve never had to use beforeâ
- R&R
- 6. âWeâre promising, the insurgents are demandingâ
- Hard landing
- 7. âHorror Ubiqueâ
- Mission rehearsal exercise
- 8. âThe fight for intelligence always starts in your own headquartersâ
- Visitors
- 9. âLike it never even happenedâ
- Conclusion: âA necessary jobâ
- Postscript: St Andrewâs Day 2010
- Epilogue: âAn Aspect of Realismâ
- A Note on Sources
- Appendix I Operational Honours and Awards
- Appendix II Command Structure of Combined Force Lashkar Gah
- Appendix III Command Structure of Left Flank