The Fighter
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The Fighter

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eBook - ePub

The Fighter

About this book

Paul "Warlord" Warren was an Australian Muay Thai kickboxing champion who was used to the physically punishing world of martial arts at its highest level. But nothing could prepare him for the torment he would face in the Australian army. One month after he arrived in Afghanistan as a soldier in the Australian Defence Force, an IED exploded, tearing off his right leg and instantly killing his friend, Private Ben Ranaudo. It was July 18, 2009, and Ben was the campaign's 11th fatality. Private Warren's life was saved by the quick work of his battalion, who got him a helicopter within 16 minutes for surgery. Paul was flown to Germany and then back to Australia, where he received treatment for his injuries in Brisbane. Although he had only known his partner, Dearne, for four months before his deployment, she moved to Brisbane to assist his recovery.There were many dark times as Paul struggled with the shattering effects of PTSD, and guilt and grief over the death of Benny. At his lowest ebb, Paul thought about taking his own life, as so many other soldiers in similar circumstances continue to do. Recovery was a slow and at times desperately painful process, but the discipline and toughness he'd learned from his martial arts background and the fierce love of Dearne helped him mend. The Fighter is a story of courage, determination, and love that will move all who read it.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781925268010
Subtopic
Military Biographies

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
  6. FOREWORD: AFGHANISTAN, 2010 by HUGH RIMINTON
  7. PROLOGUE: INVICTUS GAMES, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 2014
  8. 1 ‘EFFORT. PATIENCE. MODERATION. RESPECT.’
  9. 2 KARATE DAYS
  10. 3 FINDING MUAY THAI
  11. 4 THE WARLORD
  12. 5 NO TIME TO HEAL
  13. 6 CHANGING COURSE
  14. 7 BEING THE GREY MAN
  15. 8 NEW PLANS
  16. 9 IN-COUNTRY: AFGHANISTAN
  17. 10 18 JULY 2009
  18. 11 WORST DAY OF MY LIFE
  19. 12 HOME
  20. 13 A DOWNWARD SPIRAL
  21. 14 GONNA BE A DAD
  22. 15 WHERE TO NOW?
  23. 16 LIFE BEYOND THE ARMY
  24. EPILOGUE: LIVING WITH PTSD
  25. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  26. THE STORY BEHIND ‘DUST OF URUZGAN’ by FRED SMITH