Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq: From the Desert Rats to the Media War

Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq is an anecdote-packed daily diary recounting the author’s experiences as a reserve officer and media handler with 7 Armoured (the Desert Rats) and 19 Mechanized Brigade during Operation TELIC in Iraq in 2003.

A journalist in uniform, Abbott provides an insider-outsider account of British Army media ops in southern Iraq during the immediate post-conflict phase.

With a sharp eye for detail, Abbott provides a behind-the-scenes account of the highs and l...