{"product_id":"soldiers-of-the-sultan-paul-hodgson-9781917329354","title":"Soldiers of The Sultan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, Britain went to war in the Middle East. On loan to the Sultanate of Oman, a small number of British officers and NCOs led an Arab army in a secret proxy war against Russian and Chinese led forces attempting to take control of Southern Arabia. Defeat would have handed Russia a warm water port and control of one of the world's most strategically important choke points at the Straits of Hormuz, a 22 mile narrow passage through which Arabia ships oil to the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinching honest, 'Soldiers of The Sultan' is a personal eyewitness account diarised during the nadir of the conflict when communists controlled 90% of the high ground and initiative. With echoes of a second Vietnam, this was a war that had to be won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917329350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917329354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UK Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.50d","brand":"Paul Hodgson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401651671295,"sku":"9781917329354","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f8fe006-4ec3-4bbd-9948-d0a06f34f372.jpg?v=1733888242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soldiers-of-the-sultan-paul-hodgson-9781917329354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}