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The book the MoD doesn''t want you to read'' Daily Mail

Soon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse.

Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campaign fusing special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology with the aim of taking down the enemy faster than it could regenerate. Guided by intelligence, a small British special forces team met the car bombers'' fire with fire and accounted for thousands of insurgents.



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A ground-breaking, often chilling account . . . remarkable * Sunday Times *
The book the MoD doesn't want you to read * Daily Mail *
With unparalleled access to sources inside the SAS itself, Urban paints a picture of how our finest fighting men could be truly effective . . . An essential record of a remarkable military period * The Times *

Task Force Black

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      Publisher Abacus
      Published 3 February 2011
      ISBN-13 9780349123554
      978-0349123554
      ISBN-10 0349123551
      Also in:
      Biography True war and combat stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The book the MoD doesn''t want you to read'' Daily Mail

      Soon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse.

      Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campaign fusing special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology with the aim of taking down the enemy faster than it could regenerate. Guided by intelligence, a small British special forces team met the car bombers'' fire with fire and accounted for thousands of insurgents.



      Trade Review
      A ground-breaking, often chilling account . . . remarkable * Sunday Times *
      The book the MoD doesn't want you to read * Daily Mail *
      With unparalleled access to sources inside the SAS itself, Urban paints a picture of how our finest fighting men could be truly effective . . . An essential record of a remarkable military period * The Times *

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