02186nam a2200193 a 4500 ASIN1903071674 20170105102854.0 130826s2013 xxu eng d 1903071674 (paperback) $17.95 9781903071670 (paperback) 0 Leedham, Howard. Ask forgiveness not permission : the true story of an operation in pakistan's badlands / Howard Leedham. [S.l.] : Bene Factum Publishing, 2013. 352 p. ; 20 cm. The true account of a lone British Special Forces advisor working for the U.S. in Pakistan On retirement from an unusual military career Howard Leedham settled in the U.S. with his American wife and successfully flew executive jets—until he was recruited in 2003 by the State Department's airwing. Despite being British, he had the unusual skills they required, and his specific brief was to activate a fleet of antiterrorist helicopters which had been given to the Pakistan armed forces, but never properly used. This was easier said than done—he had to win over opposition from inside the State Department and in particular from their Islamabad Embassy, and also dispel the suspicions of the Pakistani Armed Forces. The helicopters were released and brought up to the high standard of mechanical and operational maintenance required. He had to get past the closed door of the appropriate Pakistani general—which he did by offering to stand outside the general's bathroom and outline his plans. He was given command of a team of Pathan soldiers to train in Special Forces tactics and helicopter skills—they became an amazingly loyal team and the book describes in detail several very successful discreet operations. Howard had to do all this while under great personal threat, unable to tell who friend and who was foe, even among his own troops. This book recounts in fascinating detail the successes and failures of an unusual military operation in one of the most inhospitable and turbulent environments in the world. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903071674/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 14415 14415 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-08-26 0 355.0218095491 LEE 1988 CIPS0000781 2013-08-26 2013-08-26 BK 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-10-01 0 355.0218095491 LEE 1988 CIPS0001165 2013-10-25 2013-10-25 BK 0 0 0 0 NFIC CL CL GEN 2013-10-02 3 355.0218095491 LEE 1988 CIPS0001710 2026-02-12 2025-07-10 2017-01-05 BK