Spoken From the Front - Real Voices from the Battlefields of Afghanistan PDF
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Table of Contents About the Author Title By the Same Author Title Page Copyright Page Prologue Acknowledgements by Andy McNab Introduction by Andy McNab Chapter 1 Introduction: Operation Herrick 4 Chapter 2 Introduction: Operation Herrick 5 Chapter 3 Introduction: Operation Herrick 6 Chapter 4 Introduction: Operation Herrick 7 Chapter 5 Introduction: Operation Herrick 8 Epilogue by Andy McNab Glossary Andy McNab joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in three books: the phenomenal bestseller Bravo Two Zero, Immediate Action and Seven Troop. He is also the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK. He is a patron of the Help for Heroes campaign. www.andymcnab.co.uk SPOKEN FROM THE FRONT www.andymcnab.co.uk Also by Andy McNab Non-fiction BRAVO TWO ZERO IMMEDIATE ACTION SEVEN TROOP Fiction REMOTE CONTROL CRISIS FOUR FIREWALL LAST LIGHT LIBERATION DAY DARK WINTER DEEP BLACK AGGRESSOR RECOIL CROSSFIRE BRUTE FORCE SPOKEN FROM THE FRONT Real Voices from the Battlefields of Afghanistan Edited by Andy McNab This eBook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author's and publisher's rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly. ISBN 9781409091363 Version 1.0 www.randomhouse.co.uk TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS 61–63 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA A Random House Group Company www.rbooks.co.uk First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld Publishers Copyright © Andy McNab 2009 Andy McNab has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This electronic book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser Addresses for Random House Group Ltd companies outside the UK can be found at: www.randomhouse.co.uk The Random House Group Ltd Reg. No. 954009 ISBN: 9781409091363 Version 1.0 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Prologue April 2008 Ranger Jordan Armstrong, The Royal Irish Regiment I joined up to go to Afghanistan – just as our boys were starting to go to Helmand province. I wanted to experience the fighting. I saw it as a challenge. I knew before signing papers in the careers office that I would go to Afghanistan. I had seen videos of the boys in Afghanistan. It definitely looked mad but I still wanted to try it. I always got a nervous feeling just thinking about it. We flew to Afghanistan for my first tour on 25 March 2008. I had been abroad once before – to the South of France for holidays and that was it. We flew out from [RAF] Brize Norton [in Oxfordshire] to Kandahar. I was thinking: This is it. I'm going to do whatever I have to do and hopefully I will come back. I had butterflies when we were on the runway at Brize Norton. I thought: I have a long six months ahead of me. My first impression when I arrived in Afghanistan was of the heat and dust – and how flat it was. It was flat in Camp Bastion. I'm an LMG [light machine- gun] gunner. That is my weapon. I'm trained to fire it. I was in Corporal Harwood's section. There were eight of us in it. April 7 was a bad day. The ANP [Afghan National Police] came back from a patrol to Sangin DC [District Centre]. We were supposed to go out at the same time that they came back in – around three [a.m.]. But the FSG [fire support group] boys were firing off Javelins [anti-tank missiles]. One got fired and instead of going off into the distance it actually landed in the camp [Sangin DC]. But it didn't explode so they cordoned it off. This meant our patrol was delayed. It was good for us because we were then still at the base to deal with a major incident.
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