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HardCover Pub 2011. 352 in Orion Gritty but witty description of life and death on the front line in Afghanistan by the bestselling author of BULLET MAGNET. the
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352 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2011
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February 9, 2017
I thought this was a very interesting book; it is told from the perspective of a British soldier in Afghanistan. It discusses various firefights and missions involving his unit against the Taliban. It is mostly about combat, but it also talks about some humanitarian missions the British undertook to try and improve the lot of the local inhabitants. It also shares how brutally harsh the Taliban were to anybody they considered pro-British or who accepted assistance from the British [and American] forces in the region.
I thought it was well-written. It held my interest throughout the entire book. It also had humor scattered throughout the book. It discussed various weapons, equipment, and vehicles used by the British Army in a manner that was not the least bit boring. He did a good job balancing giving information on how the different equipment and weapons worked in general versus how they worked in a combat situation.
It has some descriptions of some crazy IEDs the Taliban and the insurgents created in order to try to kill British and American soldiers, as well as any Afghanistanis assisting them. Some of the stuff I read about blew my mind - it was just crazy that bombs and shells and whatnot were transformed the way they were into IEDs.
The ending is rather abrupt, though. It just . . . ends. No warning. He returns to their base camp after a mission, and that's it. I found myself hoping for more. Hopefully he writes another book that is a continuation of his story. It would be interesting to read how things turned out for him and what he decided in terms of the British Army.
I am glad I read the book.
I thought it was well-written. It held my interest throughout the entire book. It also had humor scattered throughout the book. It discussed various weapons, equipment, and vehicles used by the British Army in a manner that was not the least bit boring. He did a good job balancing giving information on how the different equipment and weapons worked in general versus how they worked in a combat situation.
It has some descriptions of some crazy IEDs the Taliban and the insurgents created in order to try to kill British and American soldiers, as well as any Afghanistanis assisting them. Some of the stuff I read about blew my mind - it was just crazy that bombs and shells and whatnot were transformed the way they were into IEDs.
The ending is rather abrupt, though. It just . . . ends. No warning. He returns to their base camp after a mission, and that's it. I found myself hoping for more. Hopefully he writes another book that is a continuation of his story. It would be interesting to read how things turned out for him and what he decided in terms of the British Army.
I am glad I read the book.
November 6, 2015
This is Mick Flynn's second book, the follow up to Bullet Magnet and it follows in style.
This centres around Flynn's return to the army and Afghanistan in particular.
It runs at pace and with an excitement not always seen in military books, definitely a good read!
This centres around Flynn's return to the army and Afghanistan in particular.
It runs at pace and with an excitement not always seen in military books, definitely a good read!
February 19, 2016
Starting to get a bit boring these books. Same old, same old.
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