Helmand to the Himalayas by David Wiseman

Helmand to the Himalayas by David Wiseman

Weeks after witnessing a devastating attack on British soldiers in Helmand, David Wiseman would leave the battlefield with a bullet lodged in his chest. Helmand to the Himalayas is the dramatic story of his journey in combat, agonising battle with physical injuries and psychological demons and life affirming recovery with Walking With The Wounded.

From New Memoir Captures what Soldiers Never Say by George Vlachonikolis (Posted on War on the Rocks, Sept 2014): It is a raw, heart-breaking and very emotive readAn unforgettable insight into his nightmarish experience. What I find really refreshing about Wiseman's accounts of the horrors of war is they're not loaded with an anti-Ministry of Defence agenda and nor are they being exploited for self publicity. This sets his book apart from many. Its honesty ends up highlighting several issues that can silently eat away at combat veterans. He should be commended. It is about war's hangover and what's left of you once you've left the battlefield.

David Wiseman joined the British Army in 2006 and was commissioned from Sandhurst into The Yorkshire Regiment. In 2009 he commanded a small team of British Soldiers embedded within Afghan Forces deep into the Nad E'Ali District of Central Helmand Province; it was here, during a highly kinetic engagement with the Taliban, that he suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Following extensive surgery and months of rehab he joined a team of wounded soldiers who, together, took on Mount Everest. Medically discharged from the army in 2013, David continues his charitable work for other wounded personnel on a professional basis. Nick Harding is an acclaimed author and award-winning journalist, having written several Sunday Times Booklist top ten best-sellers including autobiographies for Paddy Doherty and Gemma Collins. He began his career 20 years ago, was a senior features executive at News International and is now a regular contributor to The Independent, The Daily Mail, MF Magazine, Fabulous, The Sun and The Daily Mirror.

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ISBN 13	9781472809131
ISBN 10	1472809130
Title	Helmand to the Himalayas
Author	David Wiseman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-09-05
Number of pages	272
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