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Forged by War: Australians in Combat and Back Home - Lennox, Gina
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In these unvarnished, firsthand accounts of Australian military involvement, veterans and their families talk about the lasting effects of the experience of war. Opening with the gripping account of a Special Air Service veteran's involvement in the 2002 Afghanistan conflict and the subsequent invasion of Iraq, this work addresses the core meaning of every major war Australians have served in since World War II. The horrors of land mines and rocket launchers are coupled with the aftereffects of battle on veterans and their loved ones, highlighting the personal costs of political decisions to resolve conflict through war or peacekeeping missions.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
In these unvarnished, firsthand accounts of Australian military involvement, veterans and their families talk about the lasting effects of the experience of war. Opening with the gripping account of a Special Air Service veteran's involvement in the 2002 Afghanistan conflict and the subsequent invasion of Iraq, this work addresses the core meaning of every major war Australians have served in since World War II. The horrors of land mines and rocket launchers are coupled with the aftereffects of battle on veterans and their loved ones, highlighting the personal costs of political decisions to resolve conflict through war or peacekeeping missions.
Autorenporträt
Gina Lennox is a Sydney writer, filmmaker and radio producer who has travelled and lived in the Middle East and Africa. She is author of four books: Fire, Snow & Honey: Voices from Kurdistan (short-listed for the NSW Premier General History Award 2002); In Search of Heroes: Stories of Seven Remarkable Men (1998); Struck By Lightning: the Life of Garry Lynch, Father of Anita Cobby, (1996), and People of the Cross, People who live and work in Kings Cross (1993)