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The account and events are incredible, and written in a candid straightforward way. I joined the regiment with david blakeley and served alongside him in kosovo and iraq. The book jumps about a little in the first few chapters, in some books i find this quite annoying but strangely in this book it works well and leaves you on the edge of the seat, wanting. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pathfinder. It was an awesome book and gave a very good insight to pathfinder regiment.
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Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Pathfinder selection is a brutal physical and psychological trial lasting many weeks. Captain david blakeley goes on from completing selection to serve with the pathfinders in afghanistan post 911, where he had a gun held to his head by al qaeda fighters. Captain david blakeley was a commander in the secretive british military unit the pathfinders, also known as the ghost platoon, who were often tasked with parachuting behind enemy lines to carry out extremely highrisk recce, sabotage, kill or capture missions.
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