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Iranian Embassy siege story

Six Days at Prince's Gate A Story of Operation Nimrod, 30 April – 5 May 1980 A work of historical fiction Part One: The Call-Out The telephone in the corridor outside the squadron interest room rang twice before anyone moved, because in Hereford in the spring of 1980

Operation Desert Storm

Operation Desert Storm

Left Hook A story of Operation Desert Storm I. Riyadh — 6 August 1990 The map wasn't finished yet. That was the first thing Captain Diane Kessler noticed when she was walked into the annex behind the Ministry of Defense and Aviation building in Riyadh — a room still smelling

A British rescue operation

A British rescue operation

D Company, 1 PARA. Sierra Leone. 10 September 2000. I. The Chinook smelled of JP-8 aviation fuel, wet kit, and the particular quiet of men who had been told the odds and chosen not to discuss them. Danny Kavanagh sat with his SA80 between his knees and the dark