Operation Barras: The SAS Rescue Mission Sierra Leone 2000 (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Will Fowler, William Fowler   Synopsis: As one SAS veteran put it, 'this was not a clinical, black balaclava, Princes' Gate-type operation: it was a very grubby, green operation with lots of potential for things to go wrong'... The British Army has earned a worldwide reputation for its skill at 'peacemaking', intervening in the Balkans and the Middle East to stop civil wars and end communal violence. It does this so well that the horrific risks involved are only really understood by the soldiers themselves, on patrol in strange lands riven by ancient hatreds. In September 2000 the dangers were suddenly highlighted by the capture of eleven British soldiers by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror, murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone who stood in their way. Now British soldiers were at their mercy. Surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered, any resistance would have seen them all killed; yet their hopes of a quick exchange soon faded. They were assaulted and subjected to mock executions. Negotiations with the 'Revolutionary United Front' leaders and the 'West Side Boys' proved futile: although some of the prisoners were released, the gang's demands grew ridiculous and the danger to the rest of the hostages increased. Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered the armed forces to get the men back. The SAS and elements of the Parachute Regiment were rushed to West Africa and a naval squadron assembled offshore. The stage was set for the biggest British military operation on the continent for a generation - and their most daring rescue mission ever. Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Operation ,  Barras ,  SAS  ab 1 Euro! Siehe auch folgende Artikel: Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda von Sean Naylor Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan von Malcolm MacPherson Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action With the Sas: 25 Years in Action with the SAS von Peter Ratcliffe Task Force Dagger: The Hunt for Bin Laden von Robin Moore Mehr zu  Sierra Leone,  West Africa,  England,  Military,  Military Science Home ...,    Angebote ansehen ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)