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Serviceman J / Jamie Pennell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, New Zealand : HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.Description: 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781775542384
  • 1775542386
Other title:
  • Serviceman J : the untold story of an NZSAS soldier [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 356.167
Summary: 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.
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Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Pop-Up Library Non-Fiction Non Fiction 356.167 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 08/11/2024 W00016408

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.

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