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Zero six bravo : the explosive true story of how 60 special forces survived against an Iraqi army of 100,000 / Damien Lewis.

by Lewis, Damien.

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Great Britain. Royal Marines. Special Boat Service.

Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

9781623651374 (hc.)

viii, 284 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm

"The story of these sixty men can finally be told. In March 2003, M Squadron "an SBS unit with SAS embeds" was sent 1,000 kilometers behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps, an operation so risky it earned the nickname '"Operation No Return" right out of the gate. Caught in a ferocious ambush by Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen, plus the awesome firepower of the 5th Corps' heavy armor, and with eight of their vehicles bogged in Iraqi swamps, M Squadron launched a desperate bid to escape, inflicting massive damage on their enemies. Running low on fuel and ammunition, outnumbered, and outgunned, the elite operators destroyed sensitive information and prepared for death or capture as the Iraqis closed their deadly trap. The most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two"--Provided by publisher.

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