Closer to Paradise by Scott Leigh
An explosive, compelling, searingly authentic thriller about the Iraq War. A stunning first novel by a former SAS officer. Good Friday 2004, and a US logistics convoy sets out to carry a precious cargo on the long journey from Baghdad to Kuwait. Several hundred kilometres to the south, a covert SAS patrol is on the lookout for weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile the Mahdi Army prepares to launch its ultra-violent insurgency against the Occupying Allies that very day. Convoy, patrol and insurgents all collide with terrifying consequences. With the veneer of civilisation stripped away, young men and women are forced to fight a brutal battle for survival, reliant only on themselves and their closest comrades. The only rule is there are no rules, and civilisation is stripped down to survival of the fittest. And in the ruthless reality of twenty-first century warfare, it's not just about who fights and who survives. It's about trust and betrayal... and some very tempting treasure...
'Scott Leigh' was an officer in the British Army for 10 years. He served in a Challenger Regiment before passing Selection for Special Forces. He spent some years as a Troop Commander with the Special Air Service and a tour commander with BRIXMIS. Since leaving the Army he has had a successful business career and is director of a number of companies that operate in this country and in frontier markets in Africa. He is married with two children and divides his time between Oxfordshire and London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781916556324 |
| ISBN 10 | 1916556329 |
| Title | Closer to Paradise |
| Author | Scott Leigh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chiselbury Publishing |
| Year published | 2024-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 324 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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