First Casualty
The Untold Story of the Battle That Began the War in Afghanistan
$69.69
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2021
Summary
Bestselling and Orwell Prize-winning author Toby Harnden tells the gripping and incredible story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict.
On the 11th of September 2001, the World Trade Center in New York was attacked. In the aftermath, the US declared a ‘War on Terror’ and within two months had sent troops to Afghanistan, which was suspected of harbouring al-Qaeda operatives.
In late Novembe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787396449 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787396444 |
| Author: | Toby Harnden |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 688g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 162mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
‘Gripping … A terrific action narrative’
‘Gripping … A terrific action narrative’ – Max Hastings
‘Reads like a Tom Clancy thriller, yet every word is true … This is modern warfare close-up and raw’ – Andrew Roberts
‘Meticulously researched and told with page-turning pace and power’ * Waterstones, Politics Books of the Year *
About The Author
Toby Harnden
Toby Harnden has been a journalist for 25 years, after previously spending a decade in the Royal Navy. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Washington Examiner, and before that was the Washington Bureau Chief of the Sunday Times. He has written two critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including Dead Men Risen, which won the 2012 Orwell Prize.
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