The TV news has concentrated on the strategy of war in Iraq and the toppling of Saddam's statue, but, on both sides of the firing line, there are other stories to tell...
Pocket New Testament and Psalms, produced for the Armed Forces by Scripture Gift Mission, have been in increasingly high demand in the Gulf. The camouflage-covered and ship-crested Bibles are proving an essential piece of kit for frontline troops.
Reporting from Kuwait, one army chaplain wrote: 'There are many opportunities here, and padres are in great demand - as are the Scriptures... At times I have had queues of troops waiting outside my tent to receive a copy of the New Testament and Psalms'.
