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001			ocn978252983
003			OCoLC
005			20170328155723.0
008			170321s2017 nz ac b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780947503390 _q(Paperback)
020			_a0947503390 _q(Paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)978252983
040			_aNZWPM _beng _erda _cNZWPM _dNZDUH
050	1	4	_aUA874.6.S6 _bH34 2017
100			_aHager, Nicky, _eauthor. _917593
245	1	0	_aHit & run : _bthe New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the meaning of honour / _cNicky Hager & Jon Stephenson.
246	3		_aHit and run
260			_aNelson, New Zealand _bPotton & Burton _c2017.
300			_a159 pages : _bcolour illustrations, colour portraits ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In August 2010, a New Zealand soldier died in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan. In retaliation, the New Zealand SAS led a raid on two isolated villages in search of the fighters they suspected were responsible. They all knew the rules. Prior to firing weapons, their freshly issued orders said, 'the commander approving the strike must determine that no civilians are present.' If they could not assess whether civilians were present, firing was prohibited. But it all went horribly wrong. None of the fighters were found but, by the end of the raid, 21 civilians were dead or wounded. Most were children or women, including a three-year old girl who was killed. A dozen houses had been burnt or blown up. The operation was personally approved by the prime minister via phone from New Zealand. More missions against the group of fighters and more potential crimes of war followed, including the beating and torture of a prisoner. Afterwards no one took responsibility. The New Zealand military denied the facts and went to great lengths to cover things up. This book is the story of those events. It is, at heart, about the meaning of honour; about who we want to be and what we believe in as New Zealanders"--Cover.
610		0	_aNew Zealand. _bArmy. _bSpecial Air Service. _928167
650		0	_aAfghan War, 2001- _xCasualties. _928168
650		0	_aCivilian war casualties. _928169
651		0	_aAfghanistan _xHistory _y2001- _928170
700			_aStephenson, Jon, _eauthor. _928171
942			_2ddc _cNZNONFIC
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 7 OTHER HOLDINGS
999			_c38541 _d38541