Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Chemical Warrior (eBook, ePUB)

Syria, Salisbury and Saving Lives at War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

GRIPPING, MOVING AND INSPIRING: the remarkable life of a world-leading expert in chemical weapons defence.

"Unlike any account of warfare I've read" - Billy Billingham

For thirty years, Hamish has served and volunteered in conflict zones around the world. As the army's foremost chemical weapons expert, he built a unique first-hand understanding of how to prevent attacks and train doctors on the frontline - saving countless lives in the process.

After suffering near-death experiences time and again, Hamish discovered he had a ticking time bomb in his own chest: a heart condition called Sudden Death Syndrome that could kill him at any time. But with a new awareness for the fragility of life, he fought harder to make his count.

Despite facing extraordinary personal danger, Hamish has unearthed evidence of multiple chemical attacks in Syria and continues to advise the government at the highest level, including after the 2018 Novichok poisoning in Salisbury. Lifting the lid on Hamish's unique world of battlefield expertise and humanitarian work, Chemical Warrior is a thrilling story of bravery and compassion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Headline
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472274564
• Artikelnr.: 59739933

Autorenporträt

Previously Commanding Officer of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and UK's Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment and NATO's Rapid Reaction CBRN Battalion, Hamish De Bretton-Gordon is one of the most operationally experienced chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) practitioners in the world and has accrued thousands of hours on Chieftain, Challenger 1 and 2 Main Battle Tanks. He is regarded as one of the leading experts in chemical and biological counterterrorism and warfare. His operational deployments have included the Gulf, Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, including a number of highly secret operations that are now declassified. He was appointed OBE in 2005 for exceptional performance. He left the army in 2011 to establish SecureBio, a specialist security business covering CBRN counter terrorism. Hamish spent many years hunting for evidence of Assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people which he covers in his memoir Chemical Warrior.

Hamish advises UK Government at the very highest level on CBRN, military and security matters, and frequently appears on the BBC (including R4 Today), Sky News, ITN, AJE, CBS News, Talk TV, and other global media as an expert commentator. He is a regular columnist and podcaster at the Daily Telegraph. He also holds several academic posts.

Closely involved with the Skripal case, he has been called by the Foreign & Commonwealth office 'the most reliable and accurate source of intelligence on CBRN'. He recently re-joined a very specialist Army reserve organisation to advise the MOD on chemical weapons. He is co-founder and director of Doctors Under Fire with Professor David Nott.

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