My Secret War: Disco Knees

"Only those who have been to Dhofar can fully appreciate the severity of the conditions in which the polyglot force fought and flew; at times extreme heat; at others cold, wet, permanent cloud and rugged terrain, the equal of which it would be hard to find anywhere...Those who fought there, including those who were wounded or died, did not fight in vain."

Michael Carver - Field Marshal

More than 40 years have passed since Britain fought a secret war in Oman. Former Major Nicholas Ofield has returned for the first time since the conflict to retread his battlegrounds with his son, filmmaker Tristan Ofield. This blog contains excerpts from the production diary Tristan kept during filming.

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Disco Knees

Colonel Mike Ball, British Armed Forces, explains the unnerving reaction to mortar fire.

Posted by Tristan at 15:04

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Labels: 1972, 1973, 82mm, abs, batt, conflict, coup, dhofar, DLF, islam, jaguar, muscat, muslim, oman, PLO, qaboos, SAF, sas, white city, yemen

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