The Story the MOD Doesn't Want Told

[tomahawk6]

The bravery of this company of paras needs to be told.Its epic IMO.This fight took place 10 years ago and is fighting to be told.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3727024/Cut-Surrounded-Outnumbered-Just-88-British-soldiers-resigned-defeat-fighting-500-Taliban-54-days-against-odds-Miracle-escape-Rorke-s-Drift-Paras.html#ixzz4GrhvP8xf

Miracle escape of the new Rorke's Drift Paras: Cut-off, surrounded and outnumbered - the incredible untold story of the 88 British soldiers who spent 56 days holding off 500 Taliban fighters... and survived
The 88 men of Easy Company held out against Taliban for two months
They defended Helmand outpost Musa Qala against 500 enemy troops
Ministry of Defence previously banned details of conflict being revealed
Channel 4 documentary will shed new light using the soldiers' stories

 

[FJAG]

The bravery of this company of paras needs to be told.Its epic IMO.This fight took place 10 years ago and is fighting to be told.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3727024/Cut-Surrounded-Outnumbered-Just-88-British-soldiers-resigned-defeat-fighting-500-Taliban-54-days-against-odds-Miracle-escape-Rorke-s-Drift-Paras.html#ixzz4GrhvP8xf

Miracle escape of the new Rorke's Drift Paras: Cut-off, surrounded and outnumbered - the incredible untold story of the 88 British soldiers who spent 56 days holding off 500 Taliban fighters... and survived
The 88 men of Easy Company held out against Taliban for two months
They defended Helmand outpost Musa Qala against 500 enemy troops
Ministry of Defence previously banned details of conflict being revealed
Channel 4 documentary will shed new light using the soldiers' stories

I know that the Mail tends to make it sound like the MoD tried to cover this up but the reality is that the story of 3 Para at Musa Qaleh in 2006 has been fairly well covered in both Stuart Tootal's book Danger Close: The True Story of Helmand from the Leader of 3 Para and Patrick Bishop's book  3 Para.

Nothing really new here but another documentary might be enlightening. Hope that they don't forget that before the ad hoc "Easy" Coy went there Musa Qaleh had already been occupied for several months by, in succession, 14 Airborne Bde's Pathfinder Platoon and ANP; 6 Pl of B Coy 3 Para; I Bty 7 RHA; the Danes 1st Light Recce Sqn (whose CO wrote his own book - Lars Ulslev Johannesen, The Tigers and the Taliban: Risking Everything for Afghanistan) and various other elements (including a few Canadian LavIII's) who went there from time to time in a show of force or to reinforce or to help extract the garrison.

https://www.amazon.ca/Danger-Close-Story-Helmand-Leader/dp/1848542585

https://www.amazon.ca/3-Para-Patrick-Bishop/dp/0007257805

https://www.amazon.com/The-Tigers-Taliban-Everything-Afghanistan/dp/8793011245

:cheers:

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I have a copy of 3 Para waiting for Daftandbarmy, when he comes over next.