Ray Lane

Only a Soldier Knows (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

On a gloomy Sunday afternoon at the height of the Troubles, rookie bomb disposal officer Ray Lane was called to the Border to defuse a 1,000kg bomb planted by the IRA. This was the beginning of an extraordinary career. From 10 beer kegs filled to the brim with explosives, to fiendish homemade devices designed to maim and murder, Ray's job was the very definition of hazardous. Developing unparalleled skills in wartime diplomacy, he went on to spend perilous stints on the front line of conflicts in Bosnia, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Ukraine. He witnessed the horrors of war up close and was left with deep personal scars. From the darkest depths of humanity to the pinnacle of bravery, this gripping memoir explores the nature of warfare, duty and the courage and mental strength it takes to be the person who overrides every natural human instinct and walks towards a 1,000kg bomb. 'A truly amazing story told with strength and courage' Ray Goggins 'A compelling story of outstanding courage' Ivan Yates

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gill Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781804580578
• Artikelnr.: 71754136

Autorenporträt

Ray Lane is a former commanding officer of the Irish Defence Force Ordnance School. On his retirement, he had been a member of the Irish Defence Forces for 45 years. He has served overseas in many missions with the UN, EU and NATO in Lebanon, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Somalia. He has served as an expert witness on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1993), the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (2009) and the Callanan Review (2011). Today he is an advisor for UNOPS Ukraine - tasked with freeing up land from landmines and devising a strategy for the developing improvised explosive device situation. He also works for a start-up company at the University of Galway that is looking at developing natural capabilities in dealing with wound care and other military capability deficiencies in the field of chemical and biological agents. He lives in Naas, Co. Kildare.