Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan
Seven soldiers. Seven military specialties. Seven stories.

What was it like to serve in the combat mission in Afghanistan? Journalists’ reports from 2006 to 2011 could only give brief glimpses of the reality on the ground for Canadian soldiers. This book reveals the full story of what happened to seven soldiers, ranking from corporal to captain, who were deployed during Operation ATHENA, Phase 2. The operation became known as “the combat mission” as Canadian battle groups engaged in a deadly multi-year war of counter-insurgency in Kandahar province. Each of the seven soldier’s experiences covered in Combat Mission Kandahar highlights a facet of one of Canada’s longest, most complicated, and challenging operations.
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Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan
Seven soldiers. Seven military specialties. Seven stories.

What was it like to serve in the combat mission in Afghanistan? Journalists’ reports from 2006 to 2011 could only give brief glimpses of the reality on the ground for Canadian soldiers. This book reveals the full story of what happened to seven soldiers, ranking from corporal to captain, who were deployed during Operation ATHENA, Phase 2. The operation became known as “the combat mission” as Canadian battle groups engaged in a deadly multi-year war of counter-insurgency in Kandahar province. Each of the seven soldier’s experiences covered in Combat Mission Kandahar highlights a facet of one of Canada’s longest, most complicated, and challenging operations.
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Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

by T. Robert Fowler
Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

Combat Mission Kandahar: The Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

by T. Robert Fowler

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Overview

Seven soldiers. Seven military specialties. Seven stories.

What was it like to serve in the combat mission in Afghanistan? Journalists’ reports from 2006 to 2011 could only give brief glimpses of the reality on the ground for Canadian soldiers. This book reveals the full story of what happened to seven soldiers, ranking from corporal to captain, who were deployed during Operation ATHENA, Phase 2. The operation became known as “the combat mission” as Canadian battle groups engaged in a deadly multi-year war of counter-insurgency in Kandahar province. Each of the seven soldier’s experiences covered in Combat Mission Kandahar highlights a facet of one of Canada’s longest, most complicated, and challenging operations.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781459735187
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 08/06/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

T. Robert Fowler is the author of several books about the military, including Courage Rewarded and Valour on Juno Beach. His articles on Canadian military history have appeared in The Canadian Army Journal and Canadian Military History, among others. He lives in Nepean, Ontario.

T. Robert Fowler is the author of several books about the military, including Courage Rewarded and Valour on Juno Beach. He has also written articles for The Canadian Army Journal and Canadian Military History, among others. He lives in Nepean, Ontario.

Table of Contents

  • Preface 
  • THE MISSIONS 
  • 1. A Chronological Overview of the Combat Mission 
  • 2. Counter-Insurgency Warfare 
  • THE SOLDIERS 
  • 3. Infrastructure Development at Bazaar-i-Panjwayi: Lieutenant Jay Mineault 
  • 4. The PSYOPS War Against the Insurgency: Corporal Francois Dupère 
  • 5. Holding the North: Shah Wali Kot and Arghandab: Master Corporal Sean Chard 
  • 6. War against the IEDs: Explosives Ordnance Disposal 
  • 7. Mentoring the Afghan National Army: Captain Robert Peel 
  • 8. Ambush on the Arghandab River: Master Warrant Office Richard Stacey 
  • 9. Infantry Operations in Panjwayi: Lieutenant Simon Mailloux 
  • Postscript
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