{"product_id":"battleworn-chantelle-taylor-9781532003851","title":"Battleworn: The Memoir of a Combat Medic in Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eGritty, harrowing and full of courage, a testimony to the men and woman from the council estates of Britain who lived and died in the longest campaign the British Army has fought in decades a must read for any politician.\u003cbr\u003e - AR retired Warrant Officer 1st Class 22 SAS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChantelle Taylor joined the British Army in 1998 as a combat medical technician. Ten years later she made history, becoming the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In Battleworn, she tells the story of B Company, a beleaguered group of individuals who fought relentlessly to hold Nad-e Ali, a dusty, sweltering hellhole surrounded by the Taliban.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA routine patrol into an area saturated with enemy fighters escalates into a seven-week siege. Facing the possibility of death daily, Taylor writes of gun battles and perilous patrols, culminating in the extraction of more than sixty-six casualties with four killed in action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA powerful story written with a humility that captures the sometimes impalpable humour of soldiers at war, Battleworn provides a testament to combat medics all over the world. It highlights the crucial role that they play in today's 360-degree battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chantelle Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532003854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532003851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2017","brand":"Chantelle Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979960123647,"sku":"9781532003851","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e0366ba-72ac-4368-9dda-83e5ddea6424.jpg?v=1683247592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/battleworn-chantelle-taylor-9781532003851","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}