Brits appreciate Canadians in Afstan

David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen draws attention at his blog to a recent British book:

BRITS’ 3 PARA IN AFGHANISTAN: APPRECIATION FOR CANADIAN LAVs AND TROOPS

A book on my Christmas reading list is “3 Para: Afghanistan, Summer 2006” by Patrick Bishop. As the title describes, the book is about the British 3 Para Battle Group operating in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan in 2006. The troops, like their Canadian counterparts, saw almost near continuous combat for the six months they were there. The battle group, which worked closely with Canadian troops at times, had 14 soldiers and one interpreter killed and 46 others wounded during their tour.

“3 Para” is rich in details about combat and mentions soldiers from the Canadian Forces on a number of occasions. It becomes clear in the book that the Paras really appreciated the Canadian LAVs and the firepower they provided...