The Felix Paradox

“Laced with a mixture of fear, uncertainty and, of course, good old British squaddie humour – an emotional rollercoaster” Let’s Tab 59

It’s 35 years since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, starting the First Gulf War.

35 years since 700 oil wells were set on fire by the fleeing Iraqi Army.

35 years since 53,000 British troops were deployed to the Gulf – the biggest deployment since WW2.

35 years since Detachment G of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps found themselves in the sandbox, undermanned, under-resourced, undermined, but determined, experienced and dedicated. They were the Ammunition Technicians, the bomb disposal experts.

And after 35 years, Felix Fund has collected their memoirs into one gripping anthology:

The Felix Paradox … the war the world forgot.