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Biography/Memoir
Book Details:
Price:
€9.99
Binding: pb
Pages: 348
Size: 216x138mm
ISBN-10 1-84717-032-3
ISBN-13 978-1-84717-032-3
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World, all languages.
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Pádraig O’Keeffe joined the elite and secretive French Foreign Legion at the age of twenty, seeking a challenge that would absorb his interests and intensity. He served with the Legion in Cambodia and Bosnia, then returned to civilian life, but military habits would not allow him to settle. His need for intense excitement and extreme danger drove him back to the lifestyle he knew and loved, and using his Legion training, he became a ‘hidden soldier’ by opting for security missions in Iraq and Haiti.
In Iraq he was the sole survivor of an ambush in no man’s land between Abu Ghraib and Fallujah, the most dangerous place on earth.
An intense, exciting and vivid account of extraordinary and sometimes horrific events, Hidden Soldier lifts the veil on the dark and shadowy world of security contractors and what the situation is really like in Iraq as well as other trouble spots.
This bestseller also includes photographs taken by Padraig O’Keeffe while he was a Legionnaire and when he was in Iraq.
Extracts available: read some of this book now ...
Contents
Chapter 1: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Praise for Hidden Soldier
'A joy to armchair warriors and travellers.' Irish Times
'An incredible life spent in some of the world's most dangerous places - a great read' Ireland AM, TV3
'He has led an extraordinary life. A great book - a truly incredible story' Gerry Ryan 2FM
'A remarkable story of life and death in the world’s most dangerous war zones' Irish Independent
'The book is at once a taut, fascinating insight into one man's quest to be a noble soldier and a shocking expose of how difficult that is to achieve.' The Irish Mail on Sunday
'It is a fascinating story and takes you to many parts of the world - from Bosnia to Iraq,' Matt Cooper, Today FM
'A fine book - it tells a stunning tale very, very well. Padraig O’Keeffe has managed to pack more into 37 years than most people would in several lifetimes' The Avondhu Press
Reader reviews
'I have read a lot on the history of war throughout the ages and the world. I have been inspired by the stories of a lot of true warriors and soldiers in the process. I have never read a book quite like Padraig's. You can tell the guy is an honest writer, a true unwavering warrior and has real humanity. For me, legendary books like The Tain and The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar set the standard. Padraig has raised it one notch higher for me. This is a must read for anyone considering a military life' Justin
'I have just finished Pádraig O'Keeffe's book "Hidden Soldier". I can't recommend this book enough. The honesty and pure integrity that I so admire in real soldiers is in Pádraig O'Keeffe in abundance. I have read so many books on modern combat (mostly US) and am saddened and uplifted by many but Pádraig's book is just so utterly refreshing and real, I was there with him, such is the power of his honesty' Regina
'I just want to say thanks to Padraig for giving me an insight into his life in the F.F.L and the work he does now.I am in the military and soon I will be doing a private security course. I would love to meet the guy. Thanks again' Adam
'Hidden Soldier is the best book I have read. It's the kind of book that when you finish reading it you want to start over again.
Padraig has lived and worked in the most dangerous corners of the world, has cheated death on so many occasions, but has almost always managed to exercise great caution for his own safety and the safety of the people he was responsible for. I would highly recommend Hidden Soldier'. Noreen
'By far the best book I have ever read. Well done Pádraig, I hope you have a second book !! David
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