In the inspiring tradition of Black Hawk Down, this is the riveting real-life story of how an Australian SAS signalman's courage under fire saved more than 80 lives. It is an enthralling eyewitness account of the war on terror.
Jock Wallace was pumped. It was the start of Operation Anaconda, the U.S.-led military offensive to flush out al Qaeda and the Taliban from their last stronghold in the Shahi Kot Valley in Afghanistan. Minutes after the combat-ready troops stormed down the back ramps of the Chinook helicopters, Jock's company was under fire. Eighteen hours of hell was just beginning. But there was no way Jock was going down without a fight. Nor were the men he was with. Holding off the enemy, rescuing the injured, reporting to base, calling in air support - Jock gave it all that he had. He was determined not to die on foreign soil, not at the hands of al Qaeda.
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"This story is amazing!! It was good to read this from the perspective of the soldier. It makes me appreciate what all the forces do to make our country and other countries safe. good read" — Christine (4 out of 5 stars)
"This story is amazing!! It was good to read this from the perspective of the soldier. It makes me appreciate what all the forces do to make our country and other countries safe. good read"
" Find it a bit fragmented as far as story telling goes. Not exactly seat grabbing suspense filled book. I guess for all it's worth , gives a good insight and behind the seance activities of how a battle evolves. "
" Great story about an Australian sas soldier in the early days of Afghanistan. "
" This book was written from an Australian point of view, which was interesting. I think it's important to remember and recognize the contributions of so many brave men and women to the war on terror. "
" This turned me on to a few things I didn't know about our international coordination in war, details of the international reaction to 9/11, and a bit about Afghanistan. Simple, but leaves an impression. "
" Okay, but a bit lacking in technical knowledge on the part of the author...all up, a bit bland! "
Sandra Lee is an Emmy-winning and internationally acclaimed expert in all things kitchen and home. She has predicted and changed the trajectory of American lifestyle with her signature “smart and simple” philosophy. She is the host of Food Network’s Sandra’s Money Saving Meals and Semi-Homemade Cooking, a veteran program on the network in its fifteenth season, as well as the host of HGTV’s Sandra Lee Celebrates, a series of holiday primetime specials. Sandra has launched several lines of home, garden, and craft products and produced a successful DIY home improvement series. Her new home products line, Sandra by Sandra Lee, launched at Sears and Kmart in spring 2012. Since 2002 Sandra has written more than twenty cookbooks and a memoir, Made from Scratch, which all together have sold over four million copies.
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