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Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and readers, her hard-won and hard-nosed skills as a reporter–these had already established her as a household name. But with her many reports from Afghanistan, and in dozens of interviews with the returned members of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and others back at home, she found the subject she was born to tackle. Her reporting of the conflict and her deeply empathetic observations of the men and women who wear the maple leaf are words for the ages, fit to stand alongside the nation’s best writing on war. It is a testament to Christie Blatchford’s skills and integrity that along with the admiration of her readers, she won the respect and trust of the soldiers. They share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Grounded in insights gained over the course of three trips to Afghanistan in 2006, and drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews not only with the servicemen and -women with whom she shared so much, but with their commanders and family members as well, Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex and deeply affecting picture of military life in the twenty-first century.… (lisätietoja)
Want to know what it was like for Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan? Want to know what many of them thought of the mission. Read Blatchford's book.
She was embedded with the Canadians on three tours in Afghanistan in 2006. She traveled into battle with them and spent many hours becoming close to them and getting their thoughts on what they were doing there. She divided the book into chapters each of which covered one day on which a Canadian soldier or soldiers were killed. She explained the background of the battle and what happened when the enemy made contact.
This is not a read for the squeamish but she clearly explains the terror and confusion of battle and the often bloody aftermath. If you want to know how the modern Canadian Army performed in that hell hole of Afghanistan, this is the book for you.
She describes how the Canadian fallen are brought back to Canada and the teams of military supporters who accompany the bodies and assist the families. This a very moving part of the book.
Are families angry because their son or daughter died in this war? In some cases there is anger initially but in most there is pride in the service given to their country. In one case, after her husband was killed, the wife joined the forces and thus joined her sons and future daughter-in law in the army. ( )
Blatchford is a respected Canadian journalist writing for The Globe & Mail. Her trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter in 2006 revealed her passion. This contains fifteen reports, of fifteen days with Canadian forces that create a detailed picture of what they faced. Blatchford shows insight, empathy and admiration. Her frank, often painful, first-hand accounts communicated exactly what modern warfare entails. ( )
Real men and women and real situations. Within a single chapter I could laugh, cry, be shocked and filled with admiration for these tales of real life military bravery. You must steel yourself to read each installment but the journey is well written and worth it. ( )
Superb book. Ms. Blatchford "gets" the soldiers she writes about. They are neither saints nor sinners. They are committed for the largest part to the profession of arms, and deeply, deeply, interested in their comrades. She has captured the essence of professional Canadian soldiers and has written about them very well indeed. This is a non-political book. While the author appears to make few bones about supporting the mission, her descriptions of events and of who the soldiers are is essentially true. This is a good book to get a sense of what the British Army calls the realities of battle for western soldiers, and a great book to get a sense of what Canadian soldiers are doing now. ( )
Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and readers, her hard-won and hard-nosed skills as a reporter–these had already established her as a household name. But with her many reports from Afghanistan, and in dozens of interviews with the returned members of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and others back at home, she found the subject she was born to tackle. Her reporting of the conflict and her deeply empathetic observations of the men and women who wear the maple leaf are words for the ages, fit to stand alongside the nation’s best writing on war. It is a testament to Christie Blatchford’s skills and integrity that along with the admiration of her readers, she won the respect and trust of the soldiers. They share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Grounded in insights gained over the course of three trips to Afghanistan in 2006, and drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews not only with the servicemen and -women with whom she shared so much, but with their commanders and family members as well, Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex and deeply affecting picture of military life in the twenty-first century.
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She was embedded with the Canadians on three tours in Afghanistan in 2006. She traveled into battle with them and spent many hours becoming close to them and getting their thoughts on what they were doing there. She divided the book into chapters each of which covered one day on which a Canadian soldier or soldiers were killed. She explained the background of the battle and what happened when the enemy made contact.
This is not a read for the squeamish but she clearly explains the terror and confusion of battle and the often bloody aftermath. If you want to know how the modern Canadian Army performed in that hell hole of Afghanistan, this is the book for you.
She describes how the Canadian fallen are brought back to Canada and the teams of military supporters who accompany the bodies and assist the families. This a very moving part of the book.
Are families angry because their son or daughter died in this war? In some cases there is anger initially but in most there is pride in the service given to their country. In one case, after her husband was killed, the wife joined the forces and thus joined her sons and future daughter-in law in the army. (