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Blood Clot: In Combat with the Patrols Platoon, 3 Para, Afghanistan 2006
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by Jake Scott
Jake Scott
Blood Clot: In Combat with the Patrols Platoon, 3 Para, Afghanistan 2006
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by Jake Scott
Jake Scott
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Overview
"As you know 'blood clot' means blood cells coming together to form a strong clot that forms and sticks together to keep the wound sealed enabling it to repair. The Parachute Regiment's 'blood clot' acts the same, whether downtown scrapping or in some far away country fighting alongside each other. Our maroon berets come together, they stick together, they close ranks forming the blood clot and fight against anything that comes their way." (Jake Scott)
When the 3 Para battle group departed for Helmand Province, south Afghanistan, nobody really knew what to expect. Within a month of being on the ground the first of many contacts between the Taliban and British forces began. The British government and media were in shock - for the men on the ground it was what they were trained for. As weeks went on the fighting increased. Resources and manning were poor but for the Paras it was too late - it was back to basics, living in holes in the ground in 60 degree temperatures, often in small numbers and under constant attack from the Taliban. It looked as if it was going to be a long six months… Blood Clot is a personal account of the Parachute Regiment's ferocious tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2006 by a man who was involved in the thick of the action.
Born in 1981, Jake Scott joined the Parachute Regiment at age 17, and had already seen service around the world - including Iraq - before becoming part of a small reconnaissance team trained to operate behind enemy lines, known as 'the Patrols'. Jake and his mates probed, escorted and fought their way in and around some of the most dangerous areas in the whole of the Middle East - virgin Taliban country. After intense fighting against the odds, leaving dead Taliban soldiers in their wake and encountering some very near misses themselves, the Patrols platoon eventually ended their tour of duty. This is their story - the very beginning of the Afghan troubles in the south, the build up and lack of support and equipment in the initial stages, the close and dangerous fighting, the boredom of the open desert and the uncontrollable sadness of friends killed and injured around them.
This revised and expanded edition with a newly-added chapter follows the Paras and their battle group, who arrived in small numbers in Helmand in 2006. They set the example for others to follow for many years to come - the aggressiveness of the airborne soldier when it was called for, fighting the Taliban on their turf, up close and personal.
"The story of 3 Para's 2006 Afghan operations has already, and rightly, passed into British military legend. Rendered in the raw language of a true fighting man, this book adds to a growing body of literature about a series of epic engagements against a resolute and fanatical enemy - the Taliban. This is a tale of true British grit, and epic endurance, and it is most definitely the real thing." Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Apache Dawn
"For anybody wishing to get inside the head of an airborne soldier in order to better understand what motivates him, excites him, frightens him and keeps him going when others have given up, Blood Clot is an important book. Jake Scott brings the fighting in Afghanistan to life with a devastating description of his experiences with 3 Para. The book holds no punches as the reader is drawn into the thick of the action. A breathless account that has the reader wiping the dust from his eyes and the mud from his boots." Lloyd Clark, RMA Sandhurst and author of Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 and 1945
"If you like a non-stop story of a real war being fought by real soldiers in today's world then this book is for you ... you will love it from start to finish." Raider Magazine
When the 3 Para battle group departed for Helmand Province, south Afghanistan, nobody really knew what to expect. Within a month of being on the ground the first of many contacts between the Taliban and British forces began. The British government and media were in shock - for the men on the ground it was what they were trained for. As weeks went on the fighting increased. Resources and manning were poor but for the Paras it was too late - it was back to basics, living in holes in the ground in 60 degree temperatures, often in small numbers and under constant attack from the Taliban. It looked as if it was going to be a long six months… Blood Clot is a personal account of the Parachute Regiment's ferocious tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2006 by a man who was involved in the thick of the action.
Born in 1981, Jake Scott joined the Parachute Regiment at age 17, and had already seen service around the world - including Iraq - before becoming part of a small reconnaissance team trained to operate behind enemy lines, known as 'the Patrols'. Jake and his mates probed, escorted and fought their way in and around some of the most dangerous areas in the whole of the Middle East - virgin Taliban country. After intense fighting against the odds, leaving dead Taliban soldiers in their wake and encountering some very near misses themselves, the Patrols platoon eventually ended their tour of duty. This is their story - the very beginning of the Afghan troubles in the south, the build up and lack of support and equipment in the initial stages, the close and dangerous fighting, the boredom of the open desert and the uncontrollable sadness of friends killed and injured around them.
This revised and expanded edition with a newly-added chapter follows the Paras and their battle group, who arrived in small numbers in Helmand in 2006. They set the example for others to follow for many years to come - the aggressiveness of the airborne soldier when it was called for, fighting the Taliban on their turf, up close and personal.
"The story of 3 Para's 2006 Afghan operations has already, and rightly, passed into British military legend. Rendered in the raw language of a true fighting man, this book adds to a growing body of literature about a series of epic engagements against a resolute and fanatical enemy - the Taliban. This is a tale of true British grit, and epic endurance, and it is most definitely the real thing." Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Apache Dawn
"For anybody wishing to get inside the head of an airborne soldier in order to better understand what motivates him, excites him, frightens him and keeps him going when others have given up, Blood Clot is an important book. Jake Scott brings the fighting in Afghanistan to life with a devastating description of his experiences with 3 Para. The book holds no punches as the reader is drawn into the thick of the action. A breathless account that has the reader wiping the dust from his eyes and the mud from his boots." Lloyd Clark, RMA Sandhurst and author of Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 and 1945
"If you like a non-stop story of a real war being fought by real soldiers in today's world then this book is for you ... you will love it from start to finish." Raider Magazine
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906033811 |
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| Publisher: | Helion and Company |
| Publication date: | 04/02/2014 |
| Edition description: | Revised |
| Pages: | 232 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
After an early childhood in Pretoria, Nick reported for National Service duty with the SADF. This saw him deploying to the Border as an infantry soldier with a brief interlude to Pretoria for pilot assessment. Much to his surprise, Nick was called forward for pilot training and this saw him learning his craft on the Harvard and Impala. He soon graduated to rotary with the Alouette and shortly thereafter, in 1977, Nick became a Puma pilot. At the height of the South African Border War, Nick flew Puma helicopters across the 'Operational Area' conducting troop moves, casevacs, fighting patrols with special forces and more. In the Drakensburg mountain range Nick conducted daring cliff rescues, whilst at sea, he was instrumental in a number of difficult rescues. Nick now lives in Durban, South Africa, with business interests in Johannesburg. He continues to love anything to do with aviation.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations 6
List of Maps 9
Acronyms and Abbreviations 12
Publishers' note 16
Authors note and acknowledgements 17
Prologue 18
1 Contact 22
2 Green on, GO! 31
3 Gungy 3, the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment 40
4 Ready for Anything 45
5 Bastion Dust Cloud 64
6 Wheels are Down 71
7 Sangin, IED and Bullshit 81
8 Op MUTAY, 7.62mm Mayhem 116
9 A Few Hours in Sangin 132
10 A Fallen Paratrooper 145
11 A Lucky Escape 167
12 VC, Heroes and Funerals 194
13 The Wedding Crashers 200
14 Bloody Days 211
15 The Battle for Cyprus and Colchester 216
16 Remembrance Sunday 221
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