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Helmand Mission: With The Royal Irish Battlegroup in Afghanistan 2008 Kindle Edition

by Richard Doherty (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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After celebrating St. Patricks Day 2008, 1st Royal Irish Battlegroup deployed to Afghanistans Helmand province as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. For six months the Royal Irish fought the Taliban in Helmand in some of the most difficult country on earth. At the same time the Battlegroup was training the nascent Afghan National Army (ANA) and many of its engagements were alongside Afghan soldiers. Well trained and with an operational maturity gained from deployments in every year but one since 1998, they were considered the unit in 16 Air Assault Brigade best suited to the critical task of mentoring the ANA. One company deployed with 2 PARA Battlegroup in the Sangin valley. Its soldiers saw intense action against the Taliban, especially through the latters use of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices). Another company was given the task of ensuring the safe passage of an additional generator for the Kajaki dam and was involved in heavy fighting while so doing. TA soldiers from 2 R Irish formed Imjin Company which provided security but also deployed on wider tasks. Professionalism, high levels of trust and the unique humor of Irish soldiers ensured that they had a successful tour and accomplished their missions. This is the stirring story of a regimental family at war and of those who sustained them, including their remarkable chaplain, Padre Albert Jackson, and the rear party which supported the families, especially those whose fathers or sons suffered injury or death. Above all, it is the story of a highly professional unit demonstrating its skills to the world and helping make Afghanistan a better place for its people.

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Richard Doherty is recognised as Ireland's leading military history author. He is the author of The Thin Green Line The History of the RUC GC, In the Ranks of Death, and Helmand Mission With the Royal Irish Battlegroup in Afghanistan 2008 and numerous other titles with Pen and Sword Books. He lives near Londonderry

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008O8HQPW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (March 10, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 23704 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,580,829 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #504 in Afghan War History
- #1,376 in Afghan War Military History
- #4,545 in History of the Middle East

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Alexander Cooke

Helmand Action

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2018

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This is well written and detailed account of a hard-fought action under extreme pressures. It is easy to read and the author has included many interesting facts.

PJ

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2017

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A good read, good value and dispatched quickly.

Charles Vasey

Mentoring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2010

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Richard Doherty's account of 1st Royal Irish Battlegroup's tour in Helmand province is not going to win any prizes for journalistic prose. Much of it reads like a medal citation as the Rangers engage in remarkable activities time and time again. The book is full of the tribal regimental pride. But it has plenty going for it.

Firstly, the Royal Irish were mentoring the Afghan National Army (ANA) and thus are much more likely to have contributed to the solution (if there is one) to the Taliban insurgency than the toughest para patrol action. Small groups of Rangers are out training and leading trying to move an army into the modern era of the professional soldier. This is not just a matter of the alphabet soup of modern weapons, but a different style of leadership and ethos. This topic alone marks out this book as worth reading.

Secondly, it is a tale of uncommon bravery and resourcefulness by the various soldiers responding to an enemy whose bravery was always recognised and whose skill is improving. That there are such a lot of mdeals is remarkable but having read the stories it is not surprising.

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Robert Kee

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2016

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MR R HASTINGS

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2015

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