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"For nearly three decades, South Armagh has been the most dangerous posting in the world for a British soldier. First described as 'Bandit Country' by Merlyn Rees when he was Northern Ireland Secretary in 1974, its undulating terrain and fiercely independent people made it the i…
This is the story of the men of the Welsh Guards on their infamous 2009 tour of duty in Helmand, Afghanistan. Engaged in fierce fighting with the Taliban throughout, they became the first battalion since the Second World War to have a platoon commander, a company commander kille…
The tale of the Welsh Guards in Afghanistan in 2009. Under equipped and overstretched, they found themselves in Helmand in some of the most intense fighting by British troops for more than a generation. Leading them into battle was Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, a passiona…