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    A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the British Army in Afghanistan
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    A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the British Army in Afghanistan
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    A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the British Army in Afghanistan

    Written by James Fergusson

    Narrated by Joe Dunlop

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    In 2006 a British peace-keeping force was sent to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Within weeks they were cut off and besieged by the Taliban. Here, in their own words and for the first time, are the young veterans of Herrick 4- alongside the words of the Taliban themselves. Fergusson examines the war in Helmand and asks this most troubling question: could Britain have avoided the violence altogether?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2011
    ISBN9781407473987
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    A Million Bullets: The Real Story of the British Army in Afghanistan

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      A book to put anyone off soldiering. You may not get killed ( the face to face technological advantage is with the Westerners) but you will be isolated, undersupplied, ignored, messed about by your allies and distant HQ. What's more your efforts will be totally pointless and leave things much as they were or slightly worse. Makes strong case that the Western approach prioritised violence (especially the Paras & the US), thereby creating resentment and wrecking any chance of peacemaking or development. Much of the book is rather hard to follow unless you are familiar with the units and organisation of the Services. The last chapters contain the payoff when he goes to meet the Taliban. Narrative at this point is strong and the encounter revealing. They are of course human and making calculations of advantage (rational in Tim Harford's sense), though being totally resolved and resigned to die in battle they do have a different perspective! One says how his father and grandfather died by the bullet so it's what he expects too. The historical aspect is revealing: the afghan fighters remember the previous faranghee invasions, Soviet wreckage is everywhere to be seen; he even spots a youth out duck hunting with a muzzle loader stamped with VR "1842". Dumb idea to assign the Brits to Helmand, as it's where they fought (and took a beating) in previous centuries. And the map used for strategic decisions is a Western fiction, ignoring lines of tribal loyalty, pilgrimage, trade and influence.