The Battle for Helmand - The Paras in Southern Afghanistan

The Battle for Helmand - The Paras in Southern Afghanistan
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    The Battle for Helmand - The Paras in Southern Afghanistan

     

    We are selling this book on behalf of the Parachute Regiment.

    All money raised from the sale goes to the regiment

     


    The first official history of the deployment by British forces into southern Afghanistan

     in 2006, the book tells the story of every unit with the UK Task Force which supported

     the Paras in Helmand from the RAF teams who flew the Chinooks to the medics and of

     course the paratroopers themselves. It is an outstanding story of the British Army at its

    best.

    Having been sent to Helmand on a peace support mission they then found themselves forced

     to fight the Taliban in support of the Government of Afghanistan and face some of the most

    intense combat since Korea.

    No one could have predicted that the situation would be so bloody. While training the Afghan

    National Army and fighting the Taliban with a remit to deliver a stable environment, 33 members

     of the UK Task Force died on the operation. Such was the level of raw combat that Cpl Bryan

     Budd was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

    Written by those who served there the book is a unique historical account and has been produced

     and published by The Pegasus Journal, the regimental journal of The Parachute Regiment and

    Airborne Forces. It plots the role of the UK in southern Afghanistan and highlights the raw face-to

    -face  fighting that young soldiers experienced against insurgents. Working at all times in support

    of the Government of Afghanistan the book includes a chapter of personal accounts in which young

    soldiers  speak about their experiences in meeting local Afghans, their battles with the Taliban and

    their pride in doing a job which they believe will help to deliver stability and security to local people.

    A fascinating read for anyone interested in knowing more about the British Army in Afghanistan.

    It is planned that a proportion of profits will go to Airborne Charities to support the Regiment and

    members of 3 PARA injured during the operation.

     

    Pegasus Publication
    Paperback,159 pages



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