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Bomber
Tony "Bomber" Bower-Miles was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. Landmines were one of the biggest threats faced by troops on both sides, and Bomber's work involved the dangerous task of clearing them. He saw mates killed and horribly injured, leaving him with a deep-rooted hatred of these deadly weapons.
He returned to Australia scarred and unable to relate to a peacetime world. Alcohol became his way of escaping, and his life spiralled down into addiction and violence.
But Bomber wasn't ready to let the war beat him. In 2001, he returned to South East Asia, putting his old skills to work in clearing the millions of forgotten land mines that litter Cambodia. Starting from scratch, Bomber established the Vietnam Veterans Mine Clearing Team, an NGO with a difference – as those who fought now help others still suffering the consequences of the conflict.
Bomber is his story. Tough and uncompromising, it reveals the brutal face of war but also tells of redemption and humanity in the most challenging of circumstances.
He returned to Australia scarred and unable to relate to a peacetime world. Alcohol became his way of escaping, and his life spiralled down into addiction and violence.
But Bomber wasn't ready to let the war beat him. In 2001, he returned to South East Asia, putting his old skills to work in clearing the millions of forgotten land mines that litter Cambodia. Starting from scratch, Bomber established the Vietnam Veterans Mine Clearing Team, an NGO with a difference – as those who fought now help others still suffering the consequences of the conflict.
Bomber is his story. Tough and uncompromising, it reveals the brutal face of war but also tells of redemption and humanity in the most challenging of circumstances.
- GenresWarMilitary Fiction
304 pages
First published September 1, 2009
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January 15, 2014
I received this book from a man who was in the Vietnam War, who faced some of what this book touches on and he told me it was an accurate representation of the time and that to me was all the recommendation I needed.
This book is a moving, true account of one man's trials and tribulations at war and back on the home front. It is funny, moving, whitty and will make you cry or want to throw up at least once throughout its pages.
This is definitely one for any history buff or an Australian who wants to learn about more first hand encounters. A great read!
This book is a moving, true account of one man's trials and tribulations at war and back on the home front. It is funny, moving, whitty and will make you cry or want to throw up at least once throughout its pages.
This is definitely one for any history buff or an Australian who wants to learn about more first hand encounters. A great read!
November 28, 2014
It was a ok, it got bogged down in some parts and dragged on but other than that it was good.
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