{"product_id":"battleworn-book-chantelle-taylor-9781532008511","title":"Battleworn","description":"\u003cp\u003eGritty, harrowing and full of courage, a testimony to the men and woman from the council estates of Britain who lived and died in the longest campaign the British Army has fought in decades a must read for any politician.\u003cbr\u003e - AR retired Warrant Officer 1st Class 22 SAS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChantelle Taylor joined the British Army in 1998 as a combat medical technician. Ten years later she made history, becoming the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In Battleworn, she tells the story of B Company, a beleaguered group of individuals who fought relentlessly to hold Nad-e Ali, a dusty, sweltering hellhole surrounded by the Taliban.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA routine patrol into an area saturated with enemy fighters escalates into a seven-week siege. Facing the possibility of death daily, Taylor writes of gun battles and perilous patrols, culminating in the extraction of more than sixty-six casualties with four killed in action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA powerful story written with a humility that captures the sometimes impalpable humour of soldiers at war, Battleworn provides a testament to combat medics all over the world. It highlights the crucial role that they play in today's 360-degree battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49561042485521,"sku":"GOR013309643","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52401543577873,"sku":"NLS9781532008511","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52737148944657,"sku":"NIN9781532008511","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1532008511.jpg?v=1751374115","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/battleworn-book-chantelle-taylor-9781532008511","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}