When Helmand Province errupted in flames in 2006, and the men of 1 Royal Irish were fighting off vicious Taliban attacks, Irishman Patrick Bury was learning to be an infantryman in the Welsh Mountains. Two years later he would be leading these veterans.
As part of Ranger Company, a hand-picked group of 1 Royal Irish soldiers, Patrick deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan's most dangerous town. When he arrived, he was surrounded by men oozing bloody combat experience. This was not Sandhurst. It was real violence and killing. 'Hades Four One' was his callsign.
CALLSIGN HADES places the reader in an infantry officer's boots, sharing every thought, ache, smell and taste of life on the frontline.
This is an unforgettable book about combat and a brilliant character study: the only book on Afghanistan you will ever need to read.
As part of Ranger Company, a hand-picked group of 1 Royal Irish soldiers, Patrick deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan's most dangerous town. When he arrived, he was surrounded by men oozing bloody combat experience. This was not Sandhurst. It was real violence and killing. 'Hades Four One' was his callsign.
CALLSIGN HADES places the reader in an infantry officer's boots, sharing every thought, ache, smell and taste of life on the frontline.
This is an unforgettable book about combat and a brilliant character study: the only book on Afghanistan you will ever need to read.