Carney's War

by James T. Emry

  Q

  Designated British Army term; rank of warrant officer second class

  RCIED

  Remote Control Improvised Explosive Device

  REME

  Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers

  RPG

  Rocket Propelled Grenade

  RSOI

  Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement & Integration; British Army Training Package

  SA80 L85A2 rifle

  5.56mm British Army standard issue semi-automatic rifle

  Sangar

  Defensive fortified position with protected sentry post

  SF

  Special Forces

  SITREP

  Situation Report

  TAM

  Tactical Aide Memoire

  UAV

  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  UHF

  Ultra High Frequency

  Vallons

  Hand held mine detectors

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  Copyright © James T. Emry, 2013. Revised May 2014

  The right of James T. Emry to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with Section 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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  ISBN 978-1-78148-176-9 in electronic format

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  5% of the royalties from the sale of this work of fiction will go to the UK registered charity BLESMA.

  BLESMA – The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless serving and ex-service men and women, their widows and dependants.

  It is a membership organisation which helps wounded service men and women rebuild their lives by providing rehabilitation activities and welfare support. Their membership includes those who have lost the use of a limb, an eye or the sight of an eye.

  BLESMA was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932. BLESMA today has over 4000 Members and widows. The membership consists of men and women who have served during the Second World War and the many subsequent conflicts and peacekeeping operations since, including the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  This is a revised version of ‘Carney’s War’ as of May 2014.

  The author thanks Sarah Palmer for her assistance.