TY - BOOK AU - Pennell, Jamie, TI - Serviceman J SN - 9781775542384 U1 - 356.167 PY - 2024/// CY - Auckland, New Zealand : PB - HarperCollins Publishers, KW - Pennell, Jamie, KW - New Zealand KW - Army KW - Special Air Service KW - Soldiers KW - Biography KW - Afghan War, 2001-2021 KW - Participation, New Zealand KW - Autobiographies N2 - A gripping memoir by a former NZSAS commander on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits In 2011, following the Taliban siege on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, an SAS soldier identified only as Serviceman J was awarded New Zealand's second highest military honour by showing outstanding gallantry in the face of danger. After eighteen years in the New Zealand SAS, ex-commander Jamie Pennell is now ready to tell his story. Having survived the famously tough SAS selection course and excelled during its brutal training, Jamie was sent on four deployments to Afghanistan and played a critical role in New Zealand's operations. From patrols across desert territories run by warlords to hostile fire and near-death combat, Serviceman J is a heart-stopping account of life inside one of the world's most elite military forces ER -