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X Platoon
- Narrator
- Steve Heaney, MC
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 14 December 2023
- Run Time
- 13 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Military history, Biography: historical, political and military, Special and elite forces, True war and combat stories
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units.
For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story. Steve Heaney became one of the youngest ever to pass Selection, the gruelling trial of elite forces, and was at the cutting edge of X Platoon operations - serving on anti-narcotics operations in the Central American jungles, on missions hunting war criminals in the Balkans, and being sent to spy on and wage war against the Russians.
The first non-officer in the unit's history to be award the Military Cross, Steve Heaney reveals the extraordinary work undertaken by this secret band of brothers.
Critics Review
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This fast-paced book is difficult to put down.
Military History Monthly
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Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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Details
- Author
- Steve Heaney MC, Damien Lewis
- Narrator
- Steve Heaney, MC
- Duration
- 13 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 December 2023
- ISBN
- 9781399619943
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Military history, Biography: historical, political and military, Special and elite forces, True war and combat stories
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon.Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units.For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story. Steve Heaney became one of the youngest ever to pass Selection, the gruelling trial of elite forces, and was at the cutting edge of X Platoon operations - serving on anti-narcotics operations in the Central American jungles, on missions hunting war criminals in the Balkans, and being sent to spy on and wage war against the Russians.The first non-officer in the unit's history to be award the Military Cross, Steve Heaney reveals the extraordinary work undertaken by this secret band of brothers.
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