X Platoon - Rilegato

Heaney MC, Steve; Lewis, Damien

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1409148483 ISBN 13: 9781409148487

Casa editrice: Orion, 2015

Riassunto

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon.

Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units.

For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story. Steve Heaney became one of the youngest ever to pass Selection, the gruelling trial of elite forces, and was at the cutting edge of X Platoon operations - serving on anti-narcotics operations in the Central American jungles, on missions hunting war criminals in the Balkans, and being sent to spy on and wage war against the Russians.

The first non-officer in the unit's history to be award the Military Cross, Steve Heaney reveals the extraordinary work undertaken by this secret band of brothers.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

This fast-paced book is difficult to put down. (Military History Monthly)

Descrizione del libro:

The untold story of the Pathfinders, one of the most secretive units in the British military.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1409148483
• ISBN 13: 9781409148487
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 368