On Afghanistans Plains tells the story of four gruelling tours of duty during Operation Herrick, the codename under which British operations in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 until 2014 when the mission changed from direct combat with the Taliban to oneof mentoring Afghan forces. Allan Mallinson, military historian and former Light Dragoons officer, explains Operation Herricks complex historical and strategic background and describes the evolving tactical thinking in this multinational, NATOled campaign. Almost from the start, The Light Dragoons, a small, tightknit, family regiment recruiting in Yorkshire and the northeast of England, were in action in Helmand Province, the principal British area of operations. As an armoured reconnaissance regiment they played a leading role in Operation Panthers Claw, the monthlong battle in the searing summer heat of 2012, which saw much hard fighting and many casualties, and proved to be a turning point in the campaign. On Afghanistans Plains describes what it was like to be in Helmand on foot or coopedup in an armoured vehicle fighting the Taliban. NATOs commanderinchief in Afghanistan in later years, US General Stanley McChrystal, paid The Light Dragoons the greatest compliment When I looked into their eyes, which were bloodshot with fatigue, I remember the extraordinary professionalism, competence and the sheer courage of those young men.

Binding: Hardback;152 pages; Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd; Classification: HBW; Weight: 528 g; Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 20

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