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Mosul
- Australia's Secret War Inside the ISIS Caliphate
- Narrated by: Nick Farnell
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
From the best-selling author of The Commando and Born to Fight comes a fascinating investigation of modern warfare that combines methodical research and the fast-paced action of battle with the personal stories of the combatants on both sides of the line.
Taking us from the suburbs of Western Sydney and Australia's military army bases, to the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, this is a remarkable audiobook that reveals the as-yet-untold story of the battle for Mosul and the secret involvement of Australians on both sides of the war - both our commandos and Australian ISIS fighters.
Mosul details the rise of ISIS influence in Australia, the Iran and Australia allegiance to fight Daesh and shows what led up to the battle and the ramifications that are still being felt at home - by our soldiers and the victims of that war.
Ben Mckelvey has extraordinary access to SOOCOMD/2 COMMANDO units - the most decorated modern Australian fighting unit; ISOF - Iraq's premier fighters; Yazidis women who had been slaves of ISIS; returned commandos and their devastated families and explains how petty criminals in Western Sydney became some of our worst jihadists who took their families to Iraq to fight for ISIS. Focusing on the stories of key figures like 2 Commando's Ian Turner and one of Australia's most infamous jihadist, Khaled Sharrouf, Mckelvey takes us the heart of this brutal battle and brings history to life in an honest, thoughtful and compelling examination of modern warfare.
A must-listen for anyone interested in modern military history.
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- alexandrafisher
- 01-12-22
Good and sad.
Yet another story about Western governments training killers to goto war and then doing nothing for them but put charges on them or do nothing to help when they come home mentally ill!
The last bit about the squadie getting arrested for having his mates vest he got shot in, is just berserk!
Train them, send them to do the dirty work then throw them away when they are done with them.
Well read by the narrator, really good job.
Yet another story about why you shouldn't join the military.
Over 20 years of killing and displacement for nothing but heartache!
Although these accounts must be told, whether humanity will learn from then for the better, I doubt.
RIP to all who lost this lives.
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