A Million Bullets by James Fergusson
Here, in their own words and for the first time, are the young veterans of Herrick 4. Controversial, fascinating and occasionally downright terrifying, A Million Bullets analyses the sorry slide into war in Helmand and asks this most troubling question: could Britain perhaps have avoided the violence altogether?
The lessons drawn by James Fergusson are deeply uncomfortable; but his account cannot be ignored by anyone seriously interested in the future of the British armed forces -- Douglas Hurd
a riveting, blistering, deeply reported narrative of the recent British military interventions in Afghanistan -- Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc
If you read anything on Afghanistan this year, then read this strong, intelligent book of crafted anger and insight -- Anthony Loyd
Fascinating... Succeeds brilliantly in detailing the emotional impact on soldiers killing for the first time and seeing comrades killed * The Sunday Times *
The only thoughtful and informed book to come out of the UK's venture into Helmand -- Frank Ledwidge * Royal United Services Institute Journal *
a riveting, blistering, deeply reported narrative of the recent British military interventions in Afghanistan -- Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc
If you read anything on Afghanistan this year, then read this strong, intelligent book of crafted anger and insight -- Anthony Loyd
Fascinating... Succeeds brilliantly in detailing the emotional impact on soldiers killing for the first time and seeing comrades killed * The Sunday Times *
The only thoughtful and informed book to come out of the UK's venture into Helmand -- Frank Ledwidge * Royal United Services Institute Journal *
James Fergusson is a freelance journalist and foreign correspondent who has written for many publications including the Independent, The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and The Economist. From 1997 he reported from Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, covering that city's fall to the Taliban. In 1998 he became the first western journalist in more than two years to interview the fugitive warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. He lives in Edinburgh and is married with two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552156080 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552156086 |
| Title | A Million Bullets |
| Author | James Fergusson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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