This author writes under a pseudonym. Their work is characterized by a keen insight into human nature and a masterful style.
Boat Troop are sent up-river into Sierra Leone on a mission to secure a vital ore mine. While the men battle their way up-river, political events are rapidly overtaking the city-based HQ. Soon after Boat Troop arrive at the mine, they discover they are out on their own and with the extra burden of civilians to hamper their task.
When a US Embassy in South-East Asia is bombed by followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden, the US and UK decide it is time to act against the terrorist leader by striking at his stronghold in Afghanistan.
Within two weeks of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, it is the mission of four men to gather vital intelligence with Argentine patrols everywhere. The rest are tasked with a suicide mission-- an attack on the Argentine airbase in the mainland. In charge is a man unafraid to risk the lives of his men in search of greater glory.