{"product_id":"operation-barras-william-fowler-9781399601405","title":"Operation Barras","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission ever\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror, murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone who stood in their way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow British soldiers were at their mercy. Surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered, any resistance would have seen them all killed; yet their hopes of a quick exchange soon faded. They were assaulted and subjected to mock executions. Negotiations with the 'Revolutionary United Front' leaders and the 'West Side Boys' proved futile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrime Minister Tony Blair ordered the armed forces to get the men back. The SAS and elements of the Parachute Regiment were rushed to West Africa and a naval squadron assembled offshore. The stage was set for the biggest British military operation on the continent for a generation - and their most daring rescue mission ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Fowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399601407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399601405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.79d","brand":"William Fowler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071430979839,"sku":"9781399601405","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d4a849f-7a02-4322-ad03-919c56f5e706.jpg?v=1685436051","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-barras-william-fowler-9781399601405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}