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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS succeed in rescuing one of their own from a fearsome drug cartel?The end of 1980s sees the rise of the cocaine cartels of Colombia, criminal organisations as powerful as armies, whose malign reach stretches from the coca fields of Bolivia to the streets of London and New York.Needing help in the training of its elite Anti-Narcotics Unit, the Colombian Government turns to Britain and the legendary SAS. Two veterans are dispatched to Bogotá. When one of them is kidnapped and held for ransom by the cartels, the only hope of securing his release seems to lie with the rest of the regiment back in England.Getting into Colombia will be hard enough. Getting out more perilous still, as the men of the SAS face dangers in every corner of a violent land, as they are pursued from the streets of Bogotá, through the high mountains of the Andes, and on down into the Amazon rain forests.
This book chronicles the SAS's dangerous involvement in the Colombian drug war during the late 1980s. The narrative details the rise of powerful cocaine cartels and the Colombian government's request for British assistance in training their elite Anti-Narcotics Unit. When an SAS operative is kidnapped, the regiment must undertake a perilous mission to rescue him, navigating the violent landscapes of Colombia from Bogotá to the Andes and the Amazon.
The book details the SAS's direct involvement in the Colombian drug war, focusing on a specific operation to rescue a kidnapped operative from powerful cartels. It covers the training of Colombian forces and the dangerous missions undertaken by the SAS. The narrative follows the soldiers through various Colombian landscapes, highlighting the risks and violence of the conflict. The book appears to offer a detailed account of this specific military engagement.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2016-05-03
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0008154910
ISBN-13:
9780008154912
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