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7%OFFColonel Richard Westley - Operation Insanity: The Dramatic True Story of the Mission That Saved Ten Thousand Lives - 9781786061379 - V9781786061379
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Operation Insanity: The Dramatic True Story of the Mission That Saved Ten Thousand Lives

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Description for Operation Insanity: The Dramatic True Story of the Mission That Saved Ten Thousand Lives Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBWS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 238.
In the summer of 1995, the Bosnian town of Gora de came under attack from the Bosnian Serb Army, despite the UN designating it a Safe Area. Soldiers of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, sent as UN peacekeepers, were taken hostage. The author, then a 32-year-old major, knew he had to act quickly to have any chance of saving Gora de s 45,000 inhabitants. He succeeded, saving the town from the fate of nearby Srebenica, where more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks were massacred. He was later awarded the Military Cross for gallantry and leadership. Colonel Westley s reflections on a horrendous ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786061379
SKU
V9781786061379
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Ref
99-27

About Colonel Richard Westley
Colonel Richard Westley retired from the Army in 2010 after 27 years' experience. Mark Ryan is the author of The Hornet's Sting.

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