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Description'As I pull myself out of the hatch four or five rounds ricochet off the front of the Warrior. My God, some bastard is targeting me. I drop back down into my seat. My hands are shaking. My breath is coming in short gasps. If I sprint through the bullets and throw myself over the barrier, I say to myself, I'll be safe...' Promotion info* Nationwide high-profile advertising activity - details TBC * Specialist print advertising * Ongoing author PR activity * Review coverage * Submitted for trade promotions - the ideal NF summer reading title * Reading copies available Reviews'Gets my vote as book of the year. The word 'hero' is often bandied about by the media, but where Beharry is concerned, it's a fitting description' Andy McNab *'Gripping ... Vividly atmospheric and briskly paced' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *'A heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational read' SUNDAY EXPRESS *'Beharry has a rich inner life and is possessed of an unselfconsciously poetic turn of phrase. Relating a recurrent nightmare in which he's trapped inside a burning Warrior, he writes, "The dream sticks to me like the smell of smoke"' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A heartbreaking, uplifting and inspirational read' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Johnson Beharry earned his VC for "repeated extreme gallantry and unquestioned valour" in Iraq, but the full story of his journey there is still more inspiring' DAILY MAIL Author descriptionJohnson Beharry, VC was born in Grenada in 1979. In 1999 he joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He has served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq. |