First Soldiers Down
Autor Ron Corbetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 apr 2012
On April 18, 2002, Alpha Company, Third Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was on a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, a former Taliban artillery range in southern Afghanistan. The exercise had been underway for nearly seven hours when two American fighter pilots flew overhead. One, Major Harry Schmidt, saw the artillery fire below, and thinking he was under attack, dropped a laser-guided bomb.
Four Canadian soldiers died that night, the first Canadian combat fatalities since the Korean War. For many in Canada the tragedy signalled the true beginning of Canada's lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan.
First Soldiers Down recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops. It also tells the personal stories of the fallen Sergeant Marc Lger, Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Private Richard Green, and Private Nathan Smith as well as what happened to the loved ones of each of the four in the decade since the incident.
Four Canadian soldiers died that night, the first Canadian combat fatalities since the Korean War. For many in Canada the tragedy signalled the true beginning of Canada's lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan.
First Soldiers Down recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops. It also tells the personal stories of the fallen Sergeant Marc Lger, Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Private Richard Green, and Private Nathan Smith as well as what happened to the loved ones of each of the four in the decade since the incident.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781459703278
ISBN-10: 1459703278
Pagini: 238
Ilustrații: 33 illus
Dimensiuni: 154 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
ISBN-10: 1459703278
Pagini: 238
Ilustrații: 33 illus
Dimensiuni: 154 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
Cuprins
Book One: Soldiers
1 Marc Léger
2 Richard Green
3 Nathan Smith
4 Ainsworth Dyer
Book Two: Afghanistan
6 “From Julius Caesar on Down”
7 Kandahar
8 A Ten-Year Mission
Book Three: Tarnak Farms
9 Good Friday, 2002
10 “Rolling in Self-Defence”
11 “The Department of National Defence Is Reporting …”
Book Four: Remembrance
12 Marc Léger
13 Richard Green
14 Nathan Smith
15 Ainsworth Dyer
1 Marc Léger
2 Richard Green
3 Nathan Smith
4 Ainsworth Dyer
Book Two: Afghanistan
6 “From Julius Caesar on Down”
7 Kandahar
8 A Ten-Year Mission
Book Three: Tarnak Farms
9 Good Friday, 2002
10 “Rolling in Self-Defence”
11 “The Department of National Defence Is Reporting …”
Book Four: Remembrance
12 Marc Léger
13 Richard Green
14 Nathan Smith
15 Ainsworth Dyer
Notă biografică
Ron Corbett is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster whose writing has won numerous prizes, including two National Newspaper Awards. Previously, he published the books The Last Guide and A Grand Adventure. Corbett has taught journalism at Carleton University and has worked for the Ottawa Citizen, the Ottawa Sun, and CHUM Radio. He lives in Manotick, Ontario.
Descriere
For many in Canada, the April 18, 2002 tragedy with Alpha Company signaled the true beginning of Canada's lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan. This story recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops.