C.Q.B. (Close Quarter Battle)
C.Q.B. (Close Quarter Battle)
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/ Author not specified
Dimension
Dimension
106x178mm (4,2'x7')
ISBN
ISBN
9780552144650
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
Publisher
Publisher
Transworld Digital
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
1998
C.Q.B. (Close Quarter Battle)
Even by SAS standards Mike Curtis has had a remarkable career. A former coal miner and likely Welsh international, he served with 2 Para in the Falklands before going on to join the SAS.
In C.Q.B. he describes his gruelling experience in the Falklands and also focus on two more of his major SAS operations; the first in Iraq where he spent several weeks behind enemy lines; the second in Bosnia where he worked closely with all factions and latterly led a close protection team guarding visiting heads of State.
Goose Green, the first land battle of the Falklands conflict, was the longest, hardest-fought, and most controversial. The outcome there was to set the tone for the remainder of the war, affect international opinion and the morale and determination of both armies.
The SAS infiltrated Iraq in two guises - as road-watch patrols and mobile fighting columns. Constituting the biggest SAS overland fighting force since the Second World War, Mike Curtis's troop constituted a coherent, mobile weapon able to operate round the clock and defend itself against surprise attack.
C.Q.B. is also the first published account of the SAS's activities in former Yugoslavia by a Close Quarter Battle Specialist and John Major's personal bodyguard.
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Author: - Author not specified
Publisher:Transworld Digital
Language:English
Publication Date:1998
Format:Paperback
Width:106 mm / 4,2'
Height:178 mm / 7'
Weight:275 g
ISBN:9780552144650