The Commando
The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG
$34.00
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2018
Summary
On 22 June 2013, Corporal Cameron Baird was a 2nd Commando Regiment Special Forces soldier when he led his platoon into a known Taliban stronghold to back-up another Australian unit under heavy fire. In the prolonged firefight, Cameron was mortally wounded.
In 2014, Cameron’s bravery and courage under fire saw him posthumously awarded the 100th Victoria Cross, our highest award possible for bravery in the presence of the enemy. Cameron Baird died how he lived - at the front, giving it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733640803 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 073364080X |
| Author: | Ben Mckelvey |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 28mm |
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Well researched, with input from family and fellow soldiers, this is a worthy tribute to a good man, a selfless soldier and a genuine hero.– Qantas Magazine
Well researched, with input from family and fellow soldiers, this is a worthy tribute to a good man, a selfless soldier and a genuine hero. - Qantas Magazine
About The Author
Ben Mckelvey
Ben Mckelvey is an author, journalist and editor. Ben’s books have won the Australian Independent Book Award for non-fiction, an Australian Book Industry Award and the Nib Military History Prize and they have been shortlisted in the Victorian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and for the Les Carlyon Literary Prize. Ben has been the editor of Mr Jones, Sports&Style and Juice magazines and worked at the Sydney Morning Herald as a Senior Feature Writer. As a freelance writer, Ben has been embedded with the ADF in East Timor and Iraq, and has worked independently in Iran, Syria and Afghanistan.
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