CQB Close Quarter Battle Author:Mike Curtis Even by SAS standards, former coalminer and likely Welsh Rugby international Mike Curtis has had a remarkable career. He has seen action all over the world. C.Q.B. is history. — C.Q.B. FALKLANDS -- Goose Green was the first land battle, and the longest and most vicious of the campaign. As a member of the heavily outnumbe... more »red 2 Para, Mike Curtis was part of the most bloody and significant victory of the war.
C.Q.B. IRAQ -- for forty-two days behind enemy lines, Curtis was part of the biggest SAS overland fighting force since the Second World War, penetrating deep into the desert to disrupt lines of communication and the ever-present threat of Scud missiles.
C.Q.B. BOSNIA -- amidst scenes of terrible desolation, he worked closely with all factions and later led a close protection team guarding visiting Heads of State, including the British PM.
Expert in the art of close quarter battle, toughened by years of experience in the heat of the action, Mike Curtis gives the fullest and most wide-ranging account of life under fire with one of the world's elite fighting forces.« less