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About this book
Fast-paced, gripping, and real, a former SWAT team leader and Commando trainer shares his story—an intense and sometimes humorous account of a remarkable life
Australian Shane Horsburgh spent years immersed in the chaotic, adrenaline-fueled world of high-risk policing and counterterrorism, but when the thrill wore off, he quit his job and flew into Baghdad to work for the U.S. Department of Defense, training commandos for the post-Saddam Iraqi police force. Life in Iraq is surreal, violent, and unpredictable—and the enemy is almost impossible to pick. Shane must endure intense physical and mental stress brought on by rogue insurgents, mortar attacks, roadside bombs, and 50-degree heat, doing his best to survive while staying focused on the job. When he meets an elderly Iraqi man, known as the Professor, their brief encounter changes his life.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- 1. BAGHDAD
- 2. IN THE DEEP END
- 3. SOLIDARITY
- 4. THE WORLD GAME!
- 5. MEXICAN STAND-OFF
- 6. THE MONEY TRAIN
- 7. BABYLON
- 8. ARMING THE INSURGENTS
- 9. NOISES IN THE DARK
- 10. SELECTION
- 11. SLEEPLESS
- 12. ‘YOU’LL NEED A THICK SKIN!’
- 13. FROM THE ATTIC TO THE BASEMENT
- 14. DEAD MAN’S TRIGGER
- 15. WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
- 16. A FINE LINE
- 17. WILD WEST
- 18. JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS
- 19. THE PROFESSOR
- 20. WHO’S DRIVING THE BUS?
- 21. A FAREWELL TO ARMS
- 22. THE HILLS ARE ALIVE . . .
- 23. NUMBER ELEVENS
- 24. GENTLE STRENGTH
- 25. CALM AND EASE
- 26. DON’ MISTAKE KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS
- 27. AWAKEN THE WARRIOR
- EPILOGUE LESSONS LEARNED