Our War is a Documentary programme that first aired in 2011. The Lost Platoon has no rating, but Our War is a 4/5 star programme.
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TagsOur War: The Lost PlatoonSeries 2, episode 3Further stories of life on the frontline in Afghanistan, seen through films shot by the soldiers themselves. It's May 2009 and a Welsh Guards platoon deep in Taleban country falls into a deadly ambush, just yards from the isolated mud fort which is their patrol base. Seven Platoon is led by the regiment's brightest young officer, Lt Mark Evison, who keeps a candid war diary revealing dangerous shortages of manpower and equipment. They are just two weeks into their tour of duty, and already a vital piece of equipment - an essential radio cable - has failed. As the Taleban tighten their noose around Seven Platoon, putting IEDs on the roads and attacking their small fort, even the most vital spares cannot get to them quickly. This film tells the gripping story of how the lack of one small cable has lethal consequences and leads to a platoon of the Welsh Guards' toughest soldiers nearly being massacred. Click to see when Our War, The Lost Platoon is coming up on UK TV Cast (unconfirmed)
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