- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: HarperPress (14 May 2009)
- Language Unknown
- ISBN-10: 0007317417
- ISBN-13: 978-0007317417
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.7 x 23.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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‘Are we winning or losing the war in Afghanistan? …Bishop offers no easy answers. The portrait he paints is one of selfless young men and women performing magnificently under near-intolerable conditions … “Ground Truth” is one of the best accounts you will ever read about contemporary warfare: shrewdly observed, action-packed and written with great sensitivity.’ James Delingpole, Mail on Sunday
‘A beguiling and often bewildering account of how this strange war seems to the fighting man and woman…Bishop gets to the core of their thoughts and fears. As a view from the ground, often with the author present at key points, Bishop’s books are invaluable’ Evening Standard
‘Well paced and well told. It is also very well informed… It is his sense of personal involvement in the testing physical and moral hardships of contemporary soldiering that gives the narrative such a sharp and poignant edge…inspiring’ Country Life
Praise for ‘3 Para’:
‘Wonderfully compelling … a fast-paced story of incredible bravery that at times reads like a thriller.’ Christina Lamb, Sunday Times
‘Bishop gives a gripping insight into deployment in Afghanistan last year of 3 Para…written with the fluent, rich and engaging fashion typical of the author's as a journalist.’ Times
‘An inspiring story of courage, discipline and…selfless comradeship…the frenzy of close-quarters combat…is captured particularly vividly…fast-paced and absorbing.’ Daily Mail
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Praise for '3 Para': 'Wonderfully compelling ! a fast-paced story of incredible bravery that at times reads like a thriller.' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times 'Bishop gives a gripping insight into deployment in Afghanistan last year of 3 Para!written with the fluent, rich and engaging fashion typical of the author's as a journalist.' Times 'An inspiring story of courage, discipline and!selfless comradeship!the frenzy of close-quarters combat!is captured particularly vividly!fast-paced and absorbing.' Daily Mail
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Patrick Bishop returns to Afghanistan with 3 Para to report on their recent tour of duty. His first book read like the plot of ZULU with the Toms surrounded on all sides and taking incoming fire. This time they get out and about on a wide range of missions; including the Kajaki Dam Convoy. The stories will continue to interest readers and the differences in direction between the two tours are an interesting commentary on the more distant world of politics and strategy. I was pleased to see a chapter on the Taliban. The realities of counter-insurgency are well explained by thoughtful officers and squaddies. The book is upbeat without being gung-ho.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Having read the first account 3 Para ,which I found extremely well written and informative, I did think It lacked the ability to keep the reader riveted. This account of the 3 Para's second tour of duty has it all. It is well written and packed with educated anecdotes and information. It keeps the reader in there with the troops and I enjoyed every frightening moment of this tour that our boys went through. I do believe it is important to read the first book as this gives a thorough insight into the whole debacle our soldiers have been put through.
Patrick Bishop has written some very informative books which I have indeed read including fighter boys. He is a history writer and not a dramatist, ( Ed Macey, Andy Mcnab please note). His written narrative has become much better and I believe this book tops the lot.
Patrick Bishop has written some very informative books which I have indeed read including fighter boys. He is a history writer and not a dramatist, ( Ed Macey, Andy Mcnab please note). His written narrative has become much better and I believe this book tops the lot.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Thoughtful and stylishly written. I dare say that Ground Truth is an even better book than 3 Para. No other writer captures the sense of honour and sense of duty of the modern British soldier. Essential reading for anyone interested in Afghanistan and modern warfare. I cannot recommend this superb book enough.
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a big let down
After reading his other book (3 para) on kindle, i was looking forward to reading this. the book started off ok when he's talking about the troops from the 1st book but as the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Welsh boy70
Incisive ... Compelling... Revealing
I have not read Patrick Bishop's previous book on the Afghanistan conflict, but I have read his excellent accounts 'Fighter Boys' and 'Bomber Boys' which relate the missions of the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by John Brain
Para's in Afganistan.
Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan
I have just finished this book, it was a very interesting read. Read more
I have just finished this book, it was a very interesting read. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Grandad
Good read but subject matter not as rich as 3 Para
'3 Para' was a real tour de force of writing about the Afghanistan conflict. The famous battalion's tour of duty in 2006 gave some tremendous source material - the Taliban at the... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by B. Hurst
Much of a Much'ness Again
Not a lot different to all the other Afghanistan books that have been written.
Same place, a lot of the instances the same with different regiments. Read more
Same place, a lot of the instances the same with different regiments. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by P. Waller
Muddled
Having also read 3 Para by the same author I thought it would only be right to read the return as well. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by I. R. Manton
Ground Truth
Just started reading this and up to now its doing pretty well. I only stopped reading because my eyes would no longer stay open..!
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by A. Aldred
It had a hard act to follow!
This is a well written book but suffers from having to follow the author's previous book about 3 Para during their first tour of Afghanisten in 2006. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by Mark Time
great reading
although i have not exactly finished reading this book........only a few more pages to go.......i have to say it has not been disappointing at all. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by hohum
Gungy Third
Excellent Book, a good tribute to both 3 Para and also the 9 KIA from 2 Para. This is the follow on book for the initial Herrick 1 Tour conducted by 3 Para in 2006. Read more
Published on 23 July 2009 by F. FLETCHER
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