Colonel John Conrad: 3 books
What the Thunder Said
Reflections of a Canadian Officer in Kandahar
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
By every principle of war, every shred of military logic, logistics support to Canada's Task Force Orion in Afghanistan should have collapsed in July 2006. There are few countries that offer a greater challenge to logistics than Afghanistan, and yet Canadian soldiers lived through an enormous test...
Scarce Heard Amid the Guns
An Inside Look at Canadian Peacekeeping
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
In the Service of Peace simple words that adorn the obverse of every United Nations medal, yet behind this eloquence lurks violence and an unheralded heroism invisible to an often misunderstood quarter of Canadas military history. The Canadian contribution to peacekeeping is enormous but ensnared...
Among the Walking Wounded
Soldiers, Survival, and PTSD
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
A gripping account of PTSD, and a stark reminder that, for many, wars go on long after the last shot is fired.
In the shadows of army life is a world where friends become monsters, where kindness twists into assault, and where self-loathing and despair become constant companions. Whether you...