Man Down - Couverture rigide

Ormond, Marine Mark

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0593063554 ISBN 13 : 9780593063552

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2009

Synopsis

Brutally honest and inspiring, this remarkable memoir offers a rare insight into the world of the frontline soldier and how, in one heartstopping moment, one man began the greatest battle of his life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Marine Mark Ormrod, known to his mates as 'Rammers', was born and brought up in Plymouth, Devon and joined the Royal Marines at the age of seventeen. He was one of only sixteen men from a troop of sixty recruits to pass the gruelling thirty-week Commando Training Course at the first attempt, earning him the right to wear the coveted Green Beret. After taking part in the invasion of Iraq, working with a team of medics in 2003, he transferred to a 'warfighting'infantry role for the ultimate test, a frontline tour of Afghanistan in October 2007. He is now based at 42 Commando in Plymouth.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In one heartstopping moment he began the greatest battle of his life

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

By his own admission, Mark Ormrod was a 'gravel belly', a 'bootneck' marine who loved nothing more than being in the heart of the action when things kicked off. It's what he was trained to do, all he'd ever wanted, and he relished the prospect of a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

And then the unthinkable happened.

In one heartstopping moment Mark's life was brutally shattered when a landmine tore off both his legs and his right arm. The catastrophic injuries he sustained, the race to airlift him out of danger and the shocking truth behind the doctors' battle to save him are all described in graphic detail in this remarkable memoir.

This is also the story of how, on the brink of despair, Mark began the greatest battle of his life - to walk again and, using state-of-the-art 'bionic' legs, to stand shoulder to shoulder with his comrades to receive his campaign medal. It was a battle he had to win if he was to rebuild his life as a serving marine.

Told with brutal honesty, Man Down is a searing, action-packed account of courage and comradeship, of life on the frontline in the Afghan desert and the terrible legacy of war. It is a story of true grit you will never forget.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593063554
• ISBN 13: 9780593063552
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible