Red One: A Bomb Disposal Expert on the Front Line - Couverture souple

Ivison, Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0297863398 ISBN 13 : 9780297863397

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010

Synopsis

This is the gripping true story of a young bomb disposal officer and his terrifying experiences in Iraq facing daily rocket attacks and terrorist bombs. When two of his colleagues are killed by a roadside bomb, Kevin Ivison is called in to defuse a second even deadlier bomb just a hundred yards from the bodies of his friends. To make things worse, the entire area is under fire from snipers, and a crowd of angry Iraqis have begun to hurl petrol bombs...With little chance of living through this impossible task, Kevin leaves final messages for his loved ones and sets out alone towards the bomb that he is sure will be the last thing he sees. In this gut-wrenching tale of heroism and survival, Kevin Ivison explains why he chose to be a bomb disposal expert in the first place, how he found the courage to face his death, and the unendurable stress that has given him nightmares ever since.

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À propos de l?auteur

Captain Kevin Ivison, GM, was commissioned into the army in 2000, and served in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq, where his work as a bomb disposal expert won him the George Medal. Since leaving the army in April 2009 he has been working for the Ministry of Defence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297863398
• ISBN 13: 9780297863397
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible