Bomb Hunters by Sean Rayment

Bomb Hunters by Sean Rayment

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Afghanistan is just like Iraq hot, dusty and full of people who want to kill you', SSgt Simon Fuller, Royal Engineer Search Advisor Bomb Hunters tells the story of the British army's elite bomb disposal experts, men who face death every day in the most dangerous region on earth Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

‘A vivid and absorbing portrayal of a unique and dedicated group of soldiers’ – General Sir Mike Jackson, formerly Chief of the General Staff.

‘[a] scintillating book’ – Short List

This is a powerful piece of reportage – The Financial Times

‘The great merit of Bomb Hunters, Sean Rayment’s study of the British bomb disposal units in Afghanistan, is that it lets us hear the true voice of the soldier.’ – The Financial Times

‘Bomb Hunters is highly recommended’. – The Daily Star

‘…this book is fine war reporting rather than polemic. It is full of stomach-churning tension, extreme danger and sometimes but not always relief.’ – The Evening Standard

Sean Rayment served as a Captain in the Parachute Regiment in the late 1980's. As a journalist, he has specialised in war reporting for the past ten years, undertaking assignments in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the Gulf and Africa. He has been embedded with the British Army on more than a ten occasions.

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ISBN 13	9780007374786
ISBN 10	000737478X
Title	Bomb Hunters
Author	Sean Rayment
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2011-02-03
Number of pages	304
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