Operation Snakebite: The Explosive True Story of an Afghan Desert Siege

摘要

A cknowledging the old adage, 'don't judge a book by its cover', Operation Snakebite: The Explosive True Story of an Afghan Desert Siege is not quite what it would seem. Stephen Grey's account of the battle for Musa Qala, Afghanistan in 2007 is a book whose title is easily lost amongst the more testosterone-laced, ex-squaddie-penned depictions of turning large amounts of ammunition into empty brass cases in either east or west 'Iraqistan'.rnWith a title more suited to Andy McNab's usual offerings, Operation Snakebite is nothing of the sort; and while there are explosions described, it is not particularly explosive in the James Bond sense of the word. However, and perhaps surprisingly, neither is it explosive in the journalistic sense.