2 RIFLES Helmand Diary tells the story of the 2 Rifles Battle Group during the summer of 2009. In soft covered, A4 landscape format with 216 pages, it is lavishly illustrated with stunning pictures of the Battle Group at work, rest and play. Profits from the sale of the book will go towards providing welfare support for The Rifles and their families.
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It explains the full scope of the Battle Group's operational work from battle fighting to developing governance. It includes: excerpts from press articles, short articles written by members of the Battle Group from the perspective of their forward operating bases, the Commanding Officers monthly letters recording the ups and downs of the tour, and concludes with the address by Field Marshal The Lord Bramall at the 2 RIFLES Medal Parade. It is a unique record of the battalion's fight of their lives at a critical time during the Afghan campaign.
HOW TO ORDER
To order online at £17.99inc UK p&p go to Rifles Direct Books at:
To save p&p costs this book can be purchased at £12.50p by collecting it from the following Museums and RIFLESCounty Offices and 2 RIFLES. Please ring to check they still have it in stock before committing to a visit:
Royal Green Jackets Museum/RHQ Peninsula Barracks Winchester SO23 8TS Tel 01962 828549/828527
RIFLES Durham Office. Tel: 01913 865496
RIFLES Exeter Office. Tel: 01392 492435
RIFLES Gloucester Office. Tel: 01452522682
RIFLES London Office, 56 Davis Street. Tel: 0207 491 4935
