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Cracking on in Helmand
Stephen Grey
— 27th August 2009 — Issue 162 
Britain’s bloody campaign in Afghanistan has been marred by hubris, confusion and a failure to understand our Taliban adversaries
Stephen Grey
Stephen Grey is the author of “Operation Snakebite: the Explosive True Story of an Afghan Desert Siege” (Viking)
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