{"product_id":"9781472847584","title":"Kurdish Armour Against ISIS : YPG\/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-19 by Ed Nash","description":"One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent   years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State against an   improvised force belonging to the Kurdish YPG (later the SDF). While some   Kurdish vehicles were originally from Syrian Army stocks or captured from ISIS,   many others were extraordinary homemade AFVs based on truck or digger   mechanicals, or duskas, the Kurds' version of the technical. Before US   air power was sent to Syria, these were the Kurds' most powerful and mobile   weapons.     Co-written by a British volunteer who fought with the Kurds and an academic expert on armoured warfare, this study explains how the Kurds built and used their AFVs in the war against `Daesh', and identifies as far as possible which vehicles took part in major battles, such as Kobane, Manbij and Raqqa. With detailed new artwork depicting the Kurds' range of armour and many previously unpublished photos, this is an original and fascinating look at modern improvised mechanized warfare.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301194084725,"sku":"9781472847584","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781472847584.jpg?v=1762790540","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781472847584","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}