{"product_id":"desert-sniper","title":"Desert Sniper","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes an ordinary but highly educated Englishman with no previous military training decide to travel and fight in one of the most brutal conflicts on the planet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary true account of one man's journey from well-meaning volunteer to battle-scarred combat sniper placing himself daily in the line of fire to fight one of the greatest evils of this new century.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Nash has travelled across the globe and is working with refugees in Burma when he first becomes aware of the terrible atrocities being committed under ISIS's newly established 'Caliphate' covering vast tracts of Iraq and Syria. In June 2015 he chooses to undertake the hazardous journey via Northern Iraq to Syria to join ill-equipped and poorly trained but battle-hardened Kurdish forces as they attempt to halt Daesh's relentless advance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNash is an articulate insightful and refreshingly honest companion as he unpacks the shifting complexities of the political and military situation in which he finds himself. As one of a motley band of foreign volunteer fighters - veterans of other conflicts adventurers and misfits from many different countries - we follow him through his rudimentary training and early combat operations as he and his companions slowly gain the trust and respect of their Kurdish colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNash shows us the realities of the war on the ground in Syria in fascinating detail; the privations of the ordinary Kurdish soldiers the terrible price paid by civilians caught in the cross-fire the ever-present danger of lethal suicide bombers and occasional moments of striking beauty in amongst the carnage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern classic in the making \u003ci\u003eDesert Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e will prove to be one of the most unforgettable accounts to emerge from the war against ISIS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786543919283,"sku":"9781408711347","price":840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477292059781408711347.jpg?v=1762803578","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/desert-sniper","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}