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Frontline: A Soldier’s Story (War in Afghanistan)
£5.20
Frontline, is the story of a single soldier out of the many thousands of soldiers fresh out of school or college who joined the British Army and found themselves within a few months of completing basic training. Being deployed to Afghanistan fighting for their lives. These modern-day heroes risked their lives on a daily basis to help bring peace to a troubled country.
Imagine being 18 and sent to a foreign country with 40-degree heat, an environment that is dusty and areas that are quite inhospitable with a primeval beauty. Every step on a dusty track could be your last as your eyes strain to catch a glimpse of an IED before it is too late, just before the rounds start impacting in the dirt all around you.
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Additional information
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (8 Sept. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 90 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1517263867 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1517263867 |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 0.53 x 22.86 cm |
by Mick Stevens
One young lads account of his tour, shortened by injury, if Afghanistan.
His experiences are well laid out but there are parts of the book that appear to to be padded out directly from manuals or handbooks.
by leon nicholson
Short but interesting. Good value for money. A well presented short book not at all boring. An all action read.
by MattD
Although short is a good read
by SYKES
This is the first book I haven’t bothered to finish, it is supposed to be one soldiers account of his experiences in his own words and that’s the problem in places it reads like someone repeating what he heard in the pub rather than a first hand account I could have accepted that if it wasn’t for the poor quality of the spelling/grammar etc almost like a first draft, repeated phrases, missing words, duplicated sentences the kind of stuff that any half decent publisher should/would have picked up there are so many mistakes it made reading hard work and distracted from the story. its no criticism of the author as we all make mistakes when writing and sometimes cant see as we read/see what we expect as it stands until it is revised and the errors corrected I would advise anyone thinking of buying to save their money, the author has certainly been let down by the publisher
by CD Tait
An excellent read as a retired soldier many of the memories are similar to my own and I can relate to many of the situations in this book. This is a well wrote book and it seems to come from the heart, I hope he can deal with both the physical and mental stress. I thoroughly recommend this book to all
by tony
Excellent book if this is your thing
by bill
As someone who never had any inkling or want to be a soldier, Ive always had a fascination with guys who have the guts and botlle to sign up, knowing they may have to put their life on the line for their country. This book only increased my adminration for the men, lets face it, some of them are only boys.
We at home have no concept of what its like to be somewhere like Afghanistan, the heat and dust, the constant fear of being shot at or bombed. The book details all this in a great way and explains the technical aspects well.
The action is fast moving and comes across as realistic and heart pounding.
The book is written in the 1st person and i really enjoyed it, I like Alex Green’s writing style and would certainly be on the lookout for any future books he writes.
by ROBERT WORLEY
Young Alex Green has produced an outstanding description of life as an ordinary Infantryman both in basic training also on service in the sweltering heat of Afghanistan. In reading this remarkable book, one can smell the hidden dangers of Helmund province and experience the horrors of modern warfare for a young man still in his teens. The final page says it all, “I know the time to recover mentally will take years, and I suspect that the odd nightmare will still happen for the rest of my life”. I write this tribute to Alex Green – and his comrades in the Mercian Regiment – as one old enough to be his grandfather who served his two years National Service in the ‘Gunners’ – followed by twelve years in the TA. Anyone who says that modern young people lead soft, self-indulgent lives should rush out and buy this amazing book. You wont regret it!