After the Blast
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After the Blast: An Australian Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan is a memoir written by Major Garth Callender. The book follows the author through three operational deployments with the Australian Army over 2004 to 2010.[1]
- The first tour was with the Australian Security Detachment in Baghdad when the author was badly wounded in an improvised explosive device attack on 25 October 2004.[2]
- The second tour saw the author return to Baghdad in 2006. The story details several incidents including a rocket attack[3] that injured four soldiers[4] and a shooting incident which resulted in three Iraqi security guards wounded and one killed. Most notably the story details the shooting death of Private Jacob Kovco.[5]
- The final section of the book follows the author to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan over June 2009 to February 2010 where he commanded a weapons intelligence team.
After the Blast won the 2016 Nib Waverly Military History Literary Prize.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Caterson, Simon (18 July 2015). "After the Blast review: Why cheating death couldn't put Garth Callender off Iraq". SMH. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Three Australian soldiers wounded in Baghdad blast". ABC News. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Piece of shrapnel from 240 mm Rocket". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Banham, Cynthia (15 August 2006). "Australian soldiers injured by rocket attack in Baghdad". Fairfax Media. SMH. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "The inquest into the death of Private Jake Kovco". 2 April 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Morris, Linda (23 November 2016). "Rachel Landers' Who Bombed the Hilton? wins literary prize". SMH. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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