18 Hours
The True Story of an SAS War Hero
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Michael Carman
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Sandra Lee
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This story of a marathon, 18-hour gunfight in the mountains of Afghanistan follows the real-life exploits of Australian Signalman Jock Wallace as he selflessly lays his life on the line for his fellow servicemen. Fellow Aussie Michael Carmen (Neighbours, Nim’s Island) brims with raw urgency as he recounts Wallace’s tale, set in the hostile climes of Afghanistan’s Shahi Kot Valley, aka "Hell’s Half-Pipe". As Operation Anaconda got underway, Wallace’s unit expected to encounter, at most, 250 Taliban fighters. Instead, they found themselves center stage in the war’s largest combat operation to date. In the hours ahead, the courageous Aussie would pit himself time and again on the frontlines of enemy fire, endangering his own life to save those of his fellow soldiers.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Rex
- 04-14-10
18 Hours (unabridged)
It is amazing to think that in this day and age it is still possible for men to get caught in the real guts of war. While the book is written almost blandly, the reader has to put themselves into the position and realize that the situation was anything but calm! Amazing tale.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- thomas d.
- 04-26-10
18 Hours
I thought it was anexcellent book, along the lines of Forest Gump, you don't plan on things happening, sometimes they just happpen and it's your life.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Phil
- 03-01-10
Decent
Pretty good story, although I must disagree with the American accent deal - the narrator's attempts were terrible. It didn't detract from the story, though, which I enjoyed despite thinking there might have been a bit more to it when I downloaded it. I was expecting there to be more action rather than a detailed account of what it's like to be bombarded almost constantly by the enemy. This doesn't take anything away from the fact that all the soldiers involved deserve any recognition they received as it takes a special person to maintain composure under such circumstances. The main characters in the book are the sort of people you would want on your side should you be in a fight and their story is quite inspirational and well worth listening to.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- 12-10-09
Well Done.
Everything in Duncan's review sums up my experience having just listened to this book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Dirty Zombie
- 05-15-09
Loved it!
This is a great story and very well researched and written. The Aussie narrator does a great job of doing the voices and American accents. He is the most Aussie sounding bloke they could have chosen which ads to the pride I feel as an Australian when listening to it. This would be great for some US listeners who may forget that there are many other nationalities supporting the war effort in Afghanistan and doing a great job. I don't remember ever reading/listening to a "war"book written by a female author and she is bloody good at it. Please write another one!
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- Sher from Provo
- 06-05-10
Can't Find the Story
I'm sure this is an incredible story, but I couldn't find it. I just got lost and never got found. I'll try it again one of these days.
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