The Taliban Don't Wave - Softcover
Captain Robert Semrau’s military trial made international headlines?a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan arrested for allegedly killing a grievously wounded Taliban soldier in the field. The trial and its outcome are a matter of public record. What you are about to read about the tour of duty that inspired this book is not.What you are about to read is an emotionally draining and mind-snapping firsthand account of war on the ground in Afghanistan. It’s raw and explosive. Names have been changed to protect the brave and not so brave alike. What you are about to read is an account of soldiers who live, fight and die in a moonscape of a country where it’s sometimes hard to tell your friend from your enemy. It’s about trying to hold it together when a mortar attack is ripping your friends and allies apart, and your world unravels before your eyes.Rob Semrau wrote this book to tell us about the sheer hell that is the Stan, but also to rec
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Captain Robert Semrau's military trial made international headlines—a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan arrested for allegedly killing a grievously wounded Taliban soldier in the field. The trial and its outcome are a matter of public record. The tour of duty that inspired this book is not.
What you are about to read is an emotionally draining and mind-snapping first-hand account of war on the ground in Afghanistan. It's raw and explosive. Names have been changed to protect the brave and not-so-brave alike.
What you are about to read is an account of soldiers who live, fight, and die in a moonscape of a country where it's sometimes hard to tell your friend from your enemy. It's about trying to hold it together when a mortar attack is ripping your friends and allies apart, and your world unravels before your eyes.
Robert Semrau wrote this book to tell us about the sheer hell that is Afghanistan, and also to recognize the incredible courage and compassion he witnessed in the heat of battle. The soldiers you are about to meet and the events that befall them will linger on in your mind long after you have closed these pages.
ROBERT SEMRAU was a combat soldier with Task Force 3-08 in 2008. A captain, he led a small specialized unit of Canadian mentors who worked side-by-side with the Afghan National Army.
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1118261186
- ISBN 13 9781118261187
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages312
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