Mosul by Ben Mckelvey
$7.99
Mosul
- Australia’s Secret War Inside the ISIS Caliphate
- By: Ben Mckelvey
- Narrated by: Nick Farnell
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Military & War
Publisher’s Summary
From the best-selling author of The Commando and Born to Fight comes a fascinating investigation of modern warfare that combines methodical research and the fast-paced action of battle with the personal stories of the combatants on both sides of the line.
Taking us from the suburbs of Western Sydney and Australia’s military army bases, to the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, this is a remarkable audiobook that reveals the as-yet-untold story of the battle for Mosul and the secret involvement of Australians on both sides of the war – both our commandos and Australian ISIS fighters.
Mosul details the rise of ISIS influence in Australia, the Iran and Australia allegiance to fight Daesh and shows what led up to the battle and the ramifications that are still being felt at home – by our soldiers and the victims of that war.
Ben Mckelvey has extraordinary access to SOOCOMD/2 COMMANDO units – the most decorated modern Australian fighting unit; ISOF – Iraq’s premier fighters; Yazidis women who had been slaves of ISIS; returned commandos and their devastated families and explains how petty criminals in Western Sydney became some of our worst jihadists who took their families to Iraq to fight for ISIS. Focusing on the stories of key figures like 2 Commando’s Ian Turner and one of Australia’s most infamous jihadist, Khaled Sharrouf, Mckelvey takes us the heart of this brutal battle and brings history to life in an honest, thoughtful and compelling examination of modern warfare.
A must-listen for anyone interested in modern military history.
©2020 Ben Mckelvey (P)2020 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd
Tracey Robinson
A must for every Australian
This is a story every Australian should hear or read.
It is confronting and eye opening
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Mark Cairns
Every Australian Should Read This Book
Every Australian should read this book. So that they know what the brave, dedicated people on the ground have done what is asked of them in our ADF by the politicians and their superiors. Their selfless work for the good of our country, so that they allow us to enjoy the freedoms that they have fought so hard for and continue to fight for us. It is disgusting the way the ADF personnel are dealt with when the ADF has finished using them. It doesn’t seem to matter whether they have physical, mental or health issues they are just discarded and are left to fight for themselves and deal with their issues alone. And the latest witch-hunt is just another typical way that the ADF and politicians try to cover their own arses, by blaming the people that they ordered to do the jobs that needed doing and then pretending that they didn’t have a hand in it.
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