On Dusty Plains: Memoirs of a Rifleman in Afghanistan Paperback – Aug. 16 2021
by Charles Addison (Author)
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SUMMARY OF THE BOOK: 'An impressive and powerful description of an infantry soldier in combat.' - Brig. (Retd) Brian Parritt CBE, author of Chinese Hordes and Human Waves.
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“Within a few steps my stomach drops as I realise the metal detector is useless, and in the darkness, I won’t be able to see the tell-tale signs of IEDs… I have the longest, hardest kilometres of my life to search for IEDs by proving the route safe with my feet.”
It’s September 2008 and newly-trained Rifleman Addison (Addy) has landed on the dusty plains of Afghanistan, ready to embark on a tour of duty with 3 Commando Brigade. Eager to play his part, Addy quickly becomes a cog in the machine of war. On patrol through the Taleban-controlled province of Helmand, he is tasked with hunting for IEDs, and evacuating casualties from the front line to field hospitals.
As soldiers start to die, Addy is increasingly conflicted between fear and duty. But the war around him continues, and he must navigate the life of a soldier, where any misstep could spell disaster.
On Dusty Plains is a searingly honest account of the life of an infantryman on the front lines of the Afghanistan conflict. Perfect for fans of Geraint Jones’s Brothers In Arms and other memoirs of the war in Afghanistan. In this coming-of-age army memoir, Addy learns first-hand that in war, no-one comes out unscathed.
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