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On 11th September 2006 - exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Garmsir from the Taliban. His commanders said it would take two days; it actually took two weeks of exhausting, bloody conflict in which at times he would be one of only three men up against a ferocious enemy in impossible conditions. His wife thought he had taken a desk job - instead he was leading from the front, fighting for his life, trying to stand firm against an overwhelming onslaught. For his repeated bravery Doug Beattie was decorated with the Military Cross. This thrilling, modern war story is alternately shocking, thoughtful, even humorous, but always unflinchingly candid. Beattie never shrinks from portraying the horrors of war and his role in them, but the maturity of voice and heartfelt honesty sets this book apart from other military memoirs.A N ORDINARY SOLDIER offers an extraordinary insight into the mission in Afghanistan and, crucially, the relationship between British troops and the Afghans they serve alongside. Above all, it's Beattie's personal story of being what he modestly calls 'an ordinary soldier' - someone who balances being a loving father and husband with that of fighting in the world's most hostile place. It demands to be read.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139781847373762
eBay Product ID (ePID)87832995
Product Key Features
Book TitleAn Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan: a Ferocious Enemy. a Bloody Conflict. One Man's Impossible Mission
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicHistory
GenreBiographies & True Stories
TypeTextbook
AuthorDoug Beattie
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width153 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDoug Beattie
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- 09 Jun, 2021
A sad read, an account of a personal battle with a war setting
A very real account of a modern war setting. It’s sad humans can’t simply live peacefully and be allowed to live their lives they way they conclude is best for their own particular circumstances. Respect for everyone regardless of their views is this not a fair way to live? Unfortunately war seems to be some side trying to impose their will.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Dec, 2018
A good memoir by an extraordinary man.
An honestly told recollection of an extraordinary two weeks in Afghanistan. Every word rings true.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
