{"product_id":"blades","title":"Blades","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\n2017, reports emerged that Britain’s Special Air Service, the country’s most\ncelebrated regiment, was being investigated over allegations its soldiers had executed\nscores of captives in Afghanistan. These unprecedented accusations led to a\ndamning shift in perceptions of the armed forces, with soldiers widely\ncastigated as war criminals. But these reports misrepresented the reality of\nthe operations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlades \u003c\/i\u003elifts the lid on events in Afghanistan, detailing the heroic\nefforts of the Special Forces in the country for the first time and revealing how\ngovernment-imposed restrictions meant the enemy’s bombmakers could not legally be\nshot or detained. Failed by their government and their generals, soldiers faced\nan agonising dilemma: obey the rules and let their colleagues be killed or\nenact frontier justice and face accusations of war crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese\nevents would trigger Operation Northmoor, the biggest and most sensitive UK military\npolice investigation ever undertaken. Along the way, detectives faced a wall of\nsilence and collusion by senior officers, with vital evidence being destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing\non thorough research; exclusive interviews with SAS soldiers, officers, service\nchiefs and senior diplomats; and decades of experience as the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e’s\ndefence and diplomacy editor, Mark Nicol offers a nuanced analysis and a vital\ncorrective to false reporting on Afghanistan. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eBlades\u003c\/i\u003e is an\nunflinching account of profound heroism in the face of state interference and a\nlong-overdue defence of those who proudly protected their country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57427669156184,"sku":"9781837360789","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/blades","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}