After the Blast: An Australian officer in Iraq and Afghanistan
An Australian Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan
$61.28
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2015
Summary
A very Australian story of heroism and healing. In 2004 Garth Callender, a junior cavalry officer, was deployed to Iraq. He quickly found his feet leading convoys of armoured vehicles through the streets of Baghdad and into the desert beyond. But one morning his crew was targeted in a roadside bomb attack. Garth became Australia’s first serious casualty in the war. After recovering from his injuries, Garth returned to Iraq in 2006 as second-in-command of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781863957380 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1863957383 |
| Author: | Garth Callender |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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‘Garth Callender, a wounded veteran, tells his story of multiple combat tours with acid intensity. Stark, brutal and honest, After the Blast exposes the ghastly business of modern warfare. It is an uncompromising account that will shock some readers. Raw emotions, fears, loves, frustrations and anger are unflinchingly recalled. This book provides a rare insight to the harsh realities of Australia’s contemporary conflicts.’ Major General John Cantwell, AO, DSC, Author of Exit Wounds ‘Garth Callender shows you what soldiers really think - and, more importantly, feel.’ James Brown, author of Anzac’s Long Shadow
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Garth Callender
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