{"product_id":"9781407063263","title":"3 Commando: Helmand Assault","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Royal Marines Commandos returned to a chaotic Helmand in the winter of 2008, they realised that to stand any chance of success they would need to pursue an increasingly determined Taliban harder than ever before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis time they were going to hunt them down from the air. With the support of Chinooks, Apaches, Lynx, Sea Kings and Harriers, the Commandos became a deadly mobile unit, able to swoop at a moments notice into the most hostile territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom huge operations like the gruelling Red Dagger, when 3 Commando Brigade fought in Somme-like mud to successfully clear the area around the capital of Helmand, Lashkar Gar, of encroaching enemy forces, to the daily acts of unsupported, close-quarters 360-degree combat and the breath-taking, rapid helicopter night assaults behind enemy lines - this was kind of battle that brought Commando qualities to the fore.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs with the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003e3 Commando Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e, ex-Marine Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour brings unparalleled access to the troops, a soldier's understanding of the conflict and a visceral sense of the combat experience. This is the real war in Afghanistan as told to him by a hand-picked band of young fellow marines as they encounter the daily rigours of life on the ground in the world's most intense war zone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151928934640,"sku":"9781407063263","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781407063263_p0.jpg?v=1763717264","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781407063263","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}