Singer James Blunt 'stopped World War 3'
Singer James Blunt has told the BBC how he refused an order to attack Russian troops when he was a British soldier in Kosovo.
Blunt said he was willing to risk a court martial by rejecting the order from a US General.
Blunt was ordered to seize an airfield - but the Russians had got there first.
The confusion surrounding the taking of Pristina airfield in 1999 has been written about in political memoirs, and was widely reported at the time.
But this is the first time Blunt has given an account of his role in the incident.....
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Blunt said he was willing to risk a court martial by rejecting the order from a US General.
Blunt was ordered to seize an airfield - but the Russians had got there first.
The confusion surrounding the taking of Pristina airfield in 1999 has been written about in political memoirs, and was widely reported at the time.
But this is the first time Blunt has given an account of his role in the incident.....