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The book the MoD doesn't want you to read' - Daily Mail Soon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse. Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campaign fusing special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology with the aim of taking down the enemy faster than it could regenerate. Guided by intelligence, a small British special forces team met the car bombers' fire with fire and accounted for thousands of insurgents.

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'A ground-breaking, often chilling account ... remarkable' Sunday Times 'The book the MoD doesn't want you to read' Daily Mail 'With unparalleled access to sources inside the SAS itself, Urban paints a picture of how our finest fighting men could be truly effective ... An essential record of a remarkable military period' The Times

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Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight. He is the author Big Boys' Rules, Rifles and Fuslilers.

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