Crawling Out of Hell

Crawling Out of Hell

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Crawling Out of Hell

The True Story of a British Sniper's Greatest Battle




Author:Dean Bailey
Language:English
Format:Softcover
Dimensions:6.15" x 9.25"
Pages:192
Photos:36 color photographs
Publisher:Fonthill Media
ISBN:9781781555569
Item No. 9781781555569



Lance Corporal Dean Bailey was just 22 when he was sent to Afghanistan as a Sniper Section Commander. Craving the opportunity to finally see some action after a disappointing tour in Iraq, he now had the chance to put his elite marksmanship training to the test. To his disappointment, the Taliban proved to be nothing like a traditional enemy and their hit and run ambush tactics mean that more often than not Dean and his men are cooped up inside a Viking armored personnel carrier, desperate to get out and take the fight to the Taliban on the ground. During one such ambush, Dean’s Platoon is attacked from all sides, and Dean’s Viking is immobilized. Going up on top of the carrier to fend off the assailants with his rifle, an RPG explodes next to him, covering him with burning diesel. Continuing his stubborn defense, and enabling his men to scramble out the back door of the stricken vehicle, Dean takes a direct hit from an RPG ending his brave covering fire. Dragged from the burning Viking, he is flown back to England with little expectation of surviving the flight home. Dean’s next battle was the hardest he ever had to face.