Death Wish

A NOTE TO READERS

While “suggested by an actual operating area near the front line, Ar Kehy is an invention, as is the Iraqi base. As usual, I played around with some of the architecture and furniture of the historical places mentioned in the book.

RAF Tornados served with great distinction in a variety of roles during the Gulf War. Sister Sadie and her crew, of course, are fictitious, although the advanced near-real-time reconnaissance systems described in the book are not.

At the time this book was written, British SAS operations were covered by the Official Secrets Act, but there have nonetheless been some interesting and detailed reports about British goings-on in Iraq. Among the most entertaining is Andy McNab’s Bravo Two Zero, which was published in America in 1994 by Island Books.

Some specific details relating to actual combat operations or procedures that could conceivably aid an enemy during war have been omitted or obscured. Some details covering special operations, intelligence, and technical information-gathering processes have been slightly altered. The changes haven’t materially affected the tale.

I’d like to say thank you to my wife and editorial assistant, Debra Scacciaferro, who re-edited and updated all six of these long-out-of-print books in the original Hogs series into e-book format so that these stories would find a new audience in the 21rst century.

Check six, and whatever you do, don’t spill the coffee.

— Jim DeFelice

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