Operation Snakebite / Afghan War, 2001- Journalists
Grey, Stephen, 1968-
Operation Snakebite / Stephen Grey. - London : Viking, 2009. - xv, 351 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. - New Items. .
Includes bibliographical references.
In December, 2007, Stephen Grey, a Sunday Times reporter, was under fire in Afghanistan, ambushed by the Taliban. He was amidst the biggest UK-led operation, which included Prince Harry, fought on Afghan soil since 9/11: the liberation of a Taliban stronghold called Musa Qala. Taking shelter behind an American armoured Humvee, Grey turned his head to witness scenes of carnage. Two cars were riddled with gunfire. Their occupants, including several children, had died. Taliban positions were pounded by bullets and bombs dropped on their compounds. A day later, as the operation continued, a mine exploded just yards from Grey, killing a British soldier. Who, he wondered in the days that followed, was responsib- le for the bloodshed? And what purpose did it serve? War & Military. History.
9780670918348
Grey, Stephen, 1968-
Afghan War, 2001-
Journalists--Great Britain.
Journalists--Afghanistan.
DS 371.4123 .M87 / G74 2009
958.1047092
Operation Snakebite / Stephen Grey. - London : Viking, 2009. - xv, 351 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. - New Items. .
Includes bibliographical references.
In December, 2007, Stephen Grey, a Sunday Times reporter, was under fire in Afghanistan, ambushed by the Taliban. He was amidst the biggest UK-led operation, which included Prince Harry, fought on Afghan soil since 9/11: the liberation of a Taliban stronghold called Musa Qala. Taking shelter behind an American armoured Humvee, Grey turned his head to witness scenes of carnage. Two cars were riddled with gunfire. Their occupants, including several children, had died. Taliban positions were pounded by bullets and bombs dropped on their compounds. A day later, as the operation continued, a mine exploded just yards from Grey, killing a British soldier. Who, he wondered in the days that followed, was responsib- le for the bloodshed? And what purpose did it serve? War & Military. History.
9780670918348
Grey, Stephen, 1968-
Afghan War, 2001-
Journalists--Great Britain.
Journalists--Afghanistan.
DS 371.4123 .M87 / G74 2009
958.1047092