What the Thunder Said: Reflections of a Canadian Officer in Kandahar
Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2009. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Fine. Item #006524
SIGNED with inscription to half-title, and signed to title page. With a foreword by Christie Blatchford. Soft cover. Colour map to inside both covers. 239 pp. B&W photos in text. Fine condition. An honest, raw collection of incidents and impressions of Canadian warfighting from a logistics perspective. It offers solid insight into the history of military logistics in Canada and explores in some detail the dramatic erosion of a once-proud corner of the army from the perspective of a battalion commander. Lieutenant-Colonel John Conrad is a combat logistics officer with 25+ years of experience. He has commanded Canada's logistics battalion in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Kandahar, where in 2006 he was decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal for his leadership.
Price: $60.00