Sniper one
Subtitle: the blistering true story of a British battle group under siege
By: Dan Mills
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780141029016
Subjects: Occupied territories; British Personal narratives; Great Britain. Army. Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Battalion, 1st; Military occupation; Great Britain; Iraq War, 2003-2011
Description: "April 2004 - Sgt Dan Mills and his platoon of snipers fly into southern Iraq, part of an infantry battalion sent to win hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives."--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: London: Viking, 2007.
Table of contents: title: Ilustrations; title: view of al Amarah city centre from above its southern Edge, over a lynx helicopter gunner's shoulder --; title: The Cimic house compound beside the River Tigris --; title: Sniper platoon, 1PWRR. back row, left to right : H, smudge --; title: Des, Dv, Dan, Daz, Rob, Chris, Fitz, Ben and Ads. front row : Pikey, Longy, Oost, Sam, Harry, Redders and Louey -- Yours truly on; title: The look-out for enemy activity on Cimic house's roof --; title: Article picturing rogue cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, pinned on --; title: The wall of sniper platoon's living quarters --; title: A typical roof-top scene post-battle --; title: House's swimming-pool --; title: Louey and Daz in the rear sangar --; title: An l96 sniper rifle with a simrad night sight --; title: The view of the oms building from behind the wall where Dan's men first returned fire at the enemy, on 18 April --; title: RPG alley --; title: View of the OMS building from the neighbouring park, a favoured launch location for enemy mortar teams --; title: Major Ken Tait on his return from a fighting patrol before -- He was; title: banned from going out --; title: The remains of Daz's burned-out snatch after the 18 April contact --; title: The awesome AC-130 spectre gunship --; title: Chris, me and sgt Ian Caldwell in the driveway of Cimic house, preparing to leave on an arrest raid --; title: Chris snipes and des spots while concealed on a roof-top in downtown al Amarah.