Six Months Without Sundays: The Scots Guards in Afghanistan

Six Months Without Sundays: The Scots Guards in Afghanistan

by Max Benitz (Author)

Synopsis

Max Benitz reports from the frontline of a highly controversial war in a perceptive and revealing account of several months spent in Afghanistan with this world-famous infantry battalion. Training with them and living amongst them as they undertake their tour in Helmand province, Benitz gives a unique insight into the pressures faced by those who risk their lives every second of the day in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Fascinating and illuminating; The Scots Guards in Afghanistan reveals new insights into the war raging in Afghanistan and the men and women who bravely serve there for the British forces.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 07 Jun 2012

ISBN 10: 1843410567
ISBN 13: 9781843410560

Media Reviews
Not only insightful but entertaining - RUSI Journal (Royal United Services Institution)
Author Bio
Max Benitz has a diverse career, both as an actor and a writer. Born in London in 1985, he is best known for his role as Midshipman Calamy in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World by director Peter Weir. He has also featured in a movie version of Thomas Hughes' novel Tom Brown's Schooldays and starred in Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father. Since then he has forged a career as a writer and journalist.