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Lee, Sandra

18 hours : the true story of SAS war hero / Eighteen hours Sandra Lee. - Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins, 2006. - xii, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill, maps ; 24 cm. - Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 9 and 10 .

"Jock Wallace's fight to survive against al Qaeda in Afghanistan"--Cover. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [301]-311.

A gripping immediate account of modern warfare; a powerful, action-filled anatomy of one soldier's 18-hour battle against the world's most dangerous terrorist group, Al Qaeda, in their last stronghold in Afghanistan. Twelve months after the September 11 attacks shook the world, Martin 'Jock' Wallace was awarded the nation's third highest military honour for bravery - the Medal of Gallantry - for his actions in the war against terror in southeastern Afghanistan.

ISBN: 0732282306 (pbk.) : $32.95 9780732282301 : $32.95

Source: $50

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000040203104 AU

Subjects--Personal Names:
Wallace, Jock
Wallace, Jock
Wallace, Jock
Wallace, Martin

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment --History.
Australia. Army. Special Air Service Regiment --History.
Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment.
Australia. Australian Army. Special Air Service Regiment --History.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Afghan War (2001-)
Operation Anaconda (2002)
Afghan War (2001- )

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
2002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Military campaigns.
Military participation--Australian.
Operation Anaconda, 2002--Participation, Australian.
Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: DS371.4123.O64 / L44 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 958.1046