Warrior by John Hunt

Warrior by John Hunt

"Warrior" is the powerful true story of a British soldier's heroism during the Iraq War that reveals how he was ruthlessly sacrificed by the Establishment. Captain Tam Henderson was adopted as a baby in Glasgow. His family moved to England and he grew up on a violent council estate in Birmingham. At 16, he chose to join the famous Black Watch regiment. In a career spanning 23 years, he rose through the ranks and was deployed to conflicts in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and the Middle East. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Tam was in the thick of ferocious fighting and, amidst Basra's chaos, he set up camp for the 200 men of Charlie Company, who were put in charge of the city's most volatile districts.Having fought to recover the body of one of his men killed in action, Tam was horrified when the chain gun on his Warrior tank malfunctioned, suddenly firing of its own accord and seriously injuring a comrade. He was told to take the rap but refused, insisting that the dangerous fault on the gun needed fixing. He was convicted by a kangaroo court at Saddam's palace and sent home in disgrace. But Tam fought back and embarked upon the biggest battle of his life - against the Ministry of Defence and international arms companies. Pacy and starkly authentic, "Warrior" takes the reader on an exhilarating journey that is by turns horrific, humorous and poignantly reflective.

"Explosive" Glasgow Evening Times

Tam Henderson was the youngest quartermaster in the British Army at his time of service and was also the youngest QM in Iraq in 2005. John Hunt has covered many major world events as a writer, including the end of apartheid and conflicts in Kashmir and Colombia.

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ISBN 13	9781845963965
ISBN 10	1845963962
Titel	Warrior
Autor	John Hunt
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-08-07
Seitenanzahl	224
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