The Bloodiest Battles

Since the US- and UK-led war in Afghanistan removed the Taliban from power in October 2001, coalition forces have remained on the battlefield to try and restrict Al-Queda's movement and bring peace and stability to a country ravaged by brutal wars since the 1970s. In The Bloodiest Battles, veteran journalist Danny Collins goes to the heart of the campaign to show just how good our frontline troops are, giving the full story of army life and service conditions as British troops fight to hold a blood-soaked battlefield 4,000 miles from home. This is the story of the men and women holding the ground in Afghanistan, of their training, equipment, their fears and courage under fire as they fly the flag for Britain in a war the world wants to forget.

Danny Collins is an investigative journalist who has previously worked the crime circuits of Spain's Costa Blanca. He lives with his wife Nikki in a mountain village in the Sierra Aitana.