Spoken from the Front: Real Voices from the Battlefields of Afghanistan Book

Spoken from the Front is the story of the Afghan Campaign told for the first time in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. With unprecedented access to soldiers of all ranks as well as pilots reservists engineers medics Royal Military police mechanics cooks and other military personnel Andy McNab has assembled a portrait of modern conflict like never before. This is the full experience of our troops on the ground and in the air. The horrors cruelties drudgery excitement and banter of these soldiers' lives combine to form a chronological narrative of all the major events in Helmand during the British Army's time there. From their action-packed dramatic moving and often humorous testimonies in interviews diaries letters and emails written to family friends and loved ones emerges a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare up close and extremely personal. It is as close to the real thing as you can get.Read More