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On Afghanistan's Plains

On Afghanistan's Plains


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This is the memoir of the hero we would hope to meet in the trenches where hope too often fails.A British Army veteran, Barry Alexander is a former Nursing Officer who led a unit of medics in Afghanistan. The chaos of combat, the necessity for skill, for tenderness in the face of horror and loss, for ingenuity in a place where heroes fear to tread power his story. He notes, "If this were a Hollywood movie, I would be able to get some forceps up into the wound and clamp off the artery"-but this is no fairy tale despite its cinematic detail. Barry Alexander's candour, straightforward telling and eloquence never revolve into sentimentality. His is a moving memoir that reminds us what it means to be human and humane in the face of war. He never writes as if he is a hero but it is the sense of his heroism through the vivid, and, yes, often wry telling of what he's seen and done, how he's healed others while trying to maintain his own well-being, both physical and mental, that define why you should read Alexander. The memoir closes with poems written by Alexander that will break your heart and make it soar; published in the 2011 anthology Heroes: 100 Poems from the New Generation of War Poets (Ebury Press). -Mary Tabor
About the Author: Educated at the Sussex and Kent Institute of Nursing, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the United Kingdom Joint Services Command and Staff College, Barry Alexander is a veteran of 20 years service in the British Army. Enlisting as a Private soldier, Barry's career saw him travel the world, undertaking active service in the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring as a Major in 2014. Barry's poetry has been published in the 2011 anthology Heroes:100 poems from the New Generation of War Poets (Ebury Press). Barry's debut book, 'On Afghanistan's Plains' is a memoir based on his time leading medics on operations in Afghanistan in 2007. Barry is based in the UK and works internationally.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781532875281
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 246
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Courage and Compassion on the Front Line
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1532875282
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 322 gr


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