{"product_id":"9781623651381","title":"Zero Six Bravo: The Explosive True Story of How 60 Special Forces Survived Against an Iraqi Army of 100,000","description":"Damien Lewis has spent twenty years reporting from conflict zones around the world. \u003ci\u003eZero Six Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e--a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestseller--tells the story of \"sixty special forces against 100,000--a feat of arms to take the breath away.\" (Frederick Forsythe) They were branded as cowards and accused desertion. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 â??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closed their deadly trap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZero Six Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e contains previously unpublished information detailing the essential involvement of American troops in this astonishing military feat. \u003ci\u003eZero Six Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e recounts in vivid and compelling detail the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two.","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179979522288,"sku":"9781623651381","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623651381_p0.jpg?v=1763865625","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623651381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}