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Name: Sniper one
Author: Dan Mills

Sgt Dan Mills and his snipers, part of an infantry battalion tasked with winning hearts and minds in southern Iraq, find themselves thrust into the longest, most sustained firefight British troops had seen for half a century. Over six months, Mills and his men are isolated, besieged, and under constant enemy fire, facing harsh temperatures, mortar barrages, and heavily armed militias. Their ordeal evokes the historic bravery of Rorke's Drift, showcasing the stark contrast between the cover of peacekeeping on the home front and the brutal reality on the battlefield.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: History/Military History

Authors: Dan Mills

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