Dead Men Risen : The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo xxviii + 610pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, glossary, notes, index, Story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in Afghanistan in 2009. Under-equipped and over-stretched, they found themselves in the most intense fighting the British had experienced in a generation. They were led into battle by Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, a passionate believer in the justness of the war who was deeply dismayed by the way it was being resourced. Inc. personnel lists.