No Way Out

The gritty, searing true story of a British company under siege in Afghanistan - outnumbered, outgunned and out of time.In July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of a hastily assembled unit of British and Irish soldiers sent to the town of Musa Qala - an isolated outpost in the heart of Taliban-occupied Helmand. Easy Company's mission was to hold the town at all costs. As soon as they entered the ramshackle compound they were besieged by wave after wave of brutal Taliban attack. The weight of fire was so heavy, even the veterans were terrified. What follows is an extraordinary story of heroism and survival against the odds.In spite of being hopelessly outnumbered and with their ammunition running low, they held off more than 500 Taliban during fifty-six days and nights of relentless, nerve-shredding combat. Finally they came down to their last rounds and death (or worse) stared Adam and his men in the face. With neither side able to win, a cease fire was brokered. Fearing a public relations disaster, the MoD tried to keep the story of the siege quiet, but today it is recognized as one of the great feats of British military history, a contemporary Rorke's Drift.Gripping and moving, No Way Out is Jowett's tribute to the bravery of the men of Easy Company and the heavy price they paid for serving their country.