An Ordinary Soldier by Doug Beattie, Philip Gomm

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/87229 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Ordinary Soldier Author: Doug Beattie, Philip Gomm Narrator: Drew Dillon Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins Release date: 01-21-21 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Afghan & Iraq Wars Publisher's Summary: On 11th September 2006 - five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Garmsir from the Taliban. His commanders said it would take two days; it actually took two weeks of exhausting, bloody conflict. For his repeated bravery Doug Beattie was decorated with the Military Cross.