- Taschenbuch: 214 Seiten
- Verlag: Cassell Lbs; Auflage: 2 New (13. Januar 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0304366994
- ISBN-13: 978-0304366996
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 1,9 x 12,7 x 19 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 145.507 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured 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. 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.
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In September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured 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. 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.
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Im August 2000 wurde im westafrikanischen Sierra Leone eine britische Militärpatroullie von den sogenannten "West Side Boys" entführt. Die hochkriminelle Gang der "West Side Boys" war im krisengeschüttelten Sierro Leone bekannt für Mord und Totschlag. Der britische Premierminister höchstpersönlich veranlaßte die Befreiung seiner Soldaten und beauftragte den brit. SAS und das 1. Fallschirmjägerregiment eine Befreiungsoperation durchzuführen.
Das Buch ist ein After Action Report dieser gelungen Operation. Auf 180 Seiten werden dem Leser die Geschehnisse detailliert vor Augen geführt. Die seltenen Fotos im Mittelteil des Buches ergänzen diese Dokumentation. Sechs Detailkarten vom Einsatzgebiet, militärisch interne Dokumente, offizielle Pressemitteilungen sowie ein Abkürzungsverzeichnis am Ende des Buches machen diese Publikation zu einem interessanten Nachschlagewerk zu einer militärischen Spezialoperation.
Das Buch ist ein After Action Report dieser gelungen Operation. Auf 180 Seiten werden dem Leser die Geschehnisse detailliert vor Augen geführt. Die seltenen Fotos im Mittelteil des Buches ergänzen diese Dokumentation. Sechs Detailkarten vom Einsatzgebiet, militärisch interne Dokumente, offizielle Pressemitteilungen sowie ein Abkürzungsverzeichnis am Ende des Buches machen diese Publikation zu einem interessanten Nachschlagewerk zu einer militärischen Spezialoperation.
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More history than hip-firing.
28. September 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
This book is marketed as a chronicle of the British special forces raid to rescue a number of their soldiers who had been taken hostage by a local militia in the interminable civil wars of Sierra Leone. And for readers who have also seen the film Blood Diamonds much of the stories will resonate. The main crux of the problem with this style of marketing however is that many readers will buy it hoping for a tale of derring-do albeit with a less naïve, more gritty modern element to it. After all, the horrors of the war in Sierra Leone and the depravations inflicted upon the people of the nation by groups such as the RUF could hardly be discussed in anything like a rollicking style. But having said that, apart from a very brief initial section about the capture of the British troops almost the whole of the rest of the book is a somewhat dry but highly useful history of the background to the entire Sierra Leone situation. And this quite blatantly is not what the cover nor the blurb are offering.
The book drags on in its rendering of the distressing descent of this small African nature into a manmade bloodbath and you'll need to steel yourself to be able to tolerate reading of people - some only toddlers - having their limbs hacked off by drugged up psychopathic murderers. When things do wend their way to the actual point (you know, the reason you bought the book) things become somewhat anticlimactic. The author quite simply can't give a lot of detail beyond what appears to have been in the public domain and given the fanatical secrecy that surrounds the various SAS units of the world there is little enough of that. It strikes the reader on a number of occasions that one of the reasons why we are told all sorts of extraneous details like a helicopter having to have its' engine changed in just seven hours is firstly to give credit where it's due but also to pad out the book so it looks like the author knew what was really going on. Or, given he was a sometime serviceman in the intelligence corps of the British Army, perhaps what he knew he'd be able to publish.
So in summation this book both fails and succeeds. As an exciting read it fails. Mainly because as a fairly unencumbered history lesson it succeeds. Certainly many servicemen will find some use in its' details of the work of the rear echelon chaps and how many steps had to be put into place before the `go' button could be pressed. But for someone looking for a harrowing though exciting expose of a little known slice of modern combat history this book will be underwhelming despite its' qualities.
The book drags on in its rendering of the distressing descent of this small African nature into a manmade bloodbath and you'll need to steel yourself to be able to tolerate reading of people - some only toddlers - having their limbs hacked off by drugged up psychopathic murderers. When things do wend their way to the actual point (you know, the reason you bought the book) things become somewhat anticlimactic. The author quite simply can't give a lot of detail beyond what appears to have been in the public domain and given the fanatical secrecy that surrounds the various SAS units of the world there is little enough of that. It strikes the reader on a number of occasions that one of the reasons why we are told all sorts of extraneous details like a helicopter having to have its' engine changed in just seven hours is firstly to give credit where it's due but also to pad out the book so it looks like the author knew what was really going on. Or, given he was a sometime serviceman in the intelligence corps of the British Army, perhaps what he knew he'd be able to publish.
So in summation this book both fails and succeeds. As an exciting read it fails. Mainly because as a fairly unencumbered history lesson it succeeds. Certainly many servicemen will find some use in its' details of the work of the rear echelon chaps and how many steps had to be put into place before the `go' button could be pressed. But for someone looking for a harrowing though exciting expose of a little known slice of modern combat history this book will be underwhelming despite its' qualities.
A worth while read
30. August 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The book gives a good background history on the conflict in Sierra Leone, providing the reader with framework to understand the greater conflict. The story of the actual raid, while lacking in detail is well delivered and interesting enough for a military professional or someone interested in Sierra Leones recent history.
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not exciting
19. Oktober 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a book long on historical backgrounds and logistical info. Very little that is colorful or revealing abt the culture of the British military or SAS.
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