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Author: Stuart Yeaman Publisher: Boolarong Press ISBN: 1922109916 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 28
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Defence, Diplomacy, Development and the Taliban. When the US were looking at answers to solve the problems in Afghanistan they were drawn to the success of the Royal Dutch Armed forces in the rugged province of Uruzgan, the Dutch credited the success in that province to their approach of diplomacy, development and defence. They neglected to mention their Australian allies. Now can be revealed for the first time the Australian unit that was behind the Dutch success and the story of modern Australian soldiers in a harsh, uncompromising war. Afghan Sun is a compelling account of modern Australian soldiers living and fighting during the Summer Fighting Season of 2008 in Uruzgan province. Opening the door on Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan, we are able to glimpse for the first time how the war has been managed and conducted from the perspective of one of the commanders on the ground.
Author: Stuart Yeaman Publisher: Boolarong Press ISBN: 1922109916 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 28
Book Description
Defence, Diplomacy, Development and the Taliban. When the US were looking at answers to solve the problems in Afghanistan they were drawn to the success of the Royal Dutch Armed forces in the rugged province of Uruzgan, the Dutch credited the success in that province to their approach of diplomacy, development and defence. They neglected to mention their Australian allies. Now can be revealed for the first time the Australian unit that was behind the Dutch success and the story of modern Australian soldiers in a harsh, uncompromising war. Afghan Sun is a compelling account of modern Australian soldiers living and fighting during the Summer Fighting Season of 2008 in Uruzgan province. Opening the door on Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan, we are able to glimpse for the first time how the war has been managed and conducted from the perspective of one of the commanders on the ground.
Author: Anthony King Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191030392 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 376
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Since 2001, Western forces have been involved in a series of major military campaigns, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan but also in Africa. For all the sophistication of the contemporary Western way of war with its digital technologies and precision weapons, infantry soldier have been frequently involved in close combat of an intensity which is comparable to the wars of the twentieth century. At the small unit level, combat has been as brutal as ever. Yet, in many cases, they have prevailed even when they were surprised or disadvantaged. How and why have professional Western soldiers been willing and able to fight effectively together during these campaigns? Through a series of rich historical and ethnographic case-studies, this collection seeks to analyse the experience of combat soldiers on operations in the last decade. The book explores the motivation, training, and culture of the professional Western soldier, highlighting differences and commonalities between the troops of different nations. This book is a project of the Changing Character of War programme at the University of Oxford.
Author: Bill Girvin Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1662419120 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 620
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Throughout history, there have been a handful of brave souls who cast it all to the winds and let fate decide what might be hiding around the next bend in the road. These remarkable individuals all shared a yearning to discover the world, not only to find the treasures that were out there waiting to be had, but also to discover what made them who they were as they dealt with near impossible, unexpected, and, too often, dangerous situations. This is the remarkable true story of a small group of modern-day adventurers traveling overland to India from Holland on the infamous hippie trail in a $360 Volkswagen van during 1973. They were challenged by the hatred they faced in countries like Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan-just for being Westerners. There were unforgettable moments sitting on top of their wheels as they drove through the blazing Desert of Death in Afghanistan toward the lush Himalayan Mountains en route to the Heavenly Valley of Kashmir and Nepal. They were saddened by the poverty they experienced in the slums of India yet enlightened by the holy gurus and people they met along the way. From the crossing at Dover to the brothels of Thailand, each day brought new memorable moments never to be forgotten, originally written in a daily journal. More than forty years later, that journal was discovered buried deep in a steamer trunk about to be sold at a garage sale. In book form, it is now ready to be shared with the world and hopefully encourage readers to make the most out of this gift we call life.
Author: Joshua Hood Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 150113616X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 448
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Hunted by his former comrades and labeled a traitor after he refuses to murder an innocent Afghan family, Mason Kane works to unravel a conspiracy that reaches all the way up to the highest levels of the government.
Author: Jennifer Ditchburn Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP ISBN: 0773548726 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 305
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Political legacy is a concept that is often tossed around casually, hastily defined by commentators long before a prime minister leaves office. In the case of the polarizing Stephen Harper, clear-eyed analysis of his tenure is hard to come by. The Harper Factor offers a refreshingly balanced look at the Conservative decade under his leadership. What impact did Harper have on the nation’s finances, on law and order, and on immigration? Did he accomplish what he promised to do in areas such as energy and intergovernmental affairs? How did he change the conduct of politics, the workings of the media, and Parliament? A diverse group of contributors, including veteran economists David Dodge and Richard Dion, immigration advocate Senator Ratna Omidvar, Stephen Harper’s former policy director Paul Wilson, award-winning journalists such as Susan Delacourt, and vice-provost of Aboriginal Initiatives at Lakehead University Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, make reasoned cases for how Harper succeeded and how he fell short in different policy domains between 2006 and 2015. Stephen Harper’s record is decidedly more nuanced than both his admirers and detractors will concede. The Harper Factor provides an authoritative reference for Canadians on the twenty-second prime minister’s imprint on public policy while in office, and his political legacy for generations to come.
Author: Bonnie Ridley Kraft Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 1457545845 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 312
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Peter Dorman-Smythe, one of the leaders with World Designs Ltd., has been kidnapped by members of an upstart Islamic group called the Taliban, who are holding him captive in Afghanistan. Four of the organization’s most effective operatives are summoned. Their orders: Find Peter and bring him out. Alive. The team is a seasoned one – brothers Salvadore and Raúl San Martín, and Jorge Grazzini, along with Enrique Etchemendigaray. They plunge into the harsh and unforgiving wilderness of rural Afghanistan, surrounded on all sides by perilous terrain, hostile factions of battling warlords and, most treacherous of all, the violent men who inhabit the world of opium trafficking. But the seed of doubt has already been planted. Has Peter decided to set himself up as a Taliban hostage in order to try a bit of blackmail? It’s a dangerous game – dangerous for the organization’s operatives, that is – and one that could have far-reaching consequences. Consequences with a capital C.
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