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After the blast, one officer's war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Garth Callendar

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After the blast, one officer's war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Garth Callendar

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

After the blast

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

904034489

Responsibility statement

Garth Callendar

Sub title

one officer's war in Iraq and Afghanistan

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 Australian Army's security detachment in Baghdad. He found a city in the grip of a rising insurgency. His unit had to contend with missile

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: The Blast, 25 October 2004; Part I: Iraq 2004; 1. Waiting to Deploy; 2. To Iraq; 3. First Task; 4. Day-To-Day Baghdad; 5. US and Them; 6. Task to Al Kasik; 7. The Attack; 8. Black Hawk to Balad; Part II: Iraq 2006; 9. Going Back; 10. Back in the Middle East; 11. A Journey and A Boxing Match; 12. Death by Misadventure; 13. Soldier 17; 14. Escalation of Force; 15. Aftermath; Part III: Afghanistan 2009-10; 16. A Job I Couldn't Say No To; 17. Tarin Kowt; 18. The Lab; 19. Working with Coalition Forces; 20. A Death -- and Some Near Misses21. A Suicide Bomber, a Holiday and a New Component22. Seeing the Big Picture; Picture section; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Back Cover

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