Battleworn

<p>Gritty harrowing and full of courage a testimony to the men and woman from the council estates of Britain who lived and died in the longest campaign the British Army has fought in decades a must read for any politician.<br />– AR retired Warrant Officer 1st Class 22 SAS</p><p>Chantelle Taylor joined the British Army in 1998 as a combat medical technician. Ten years later she made history becoming the first female soldier to kill a Taliban fighter in close-quarter combat while on patrol in Helmand Province Afghanistan. In Battleworn she tells the story of B Company a beleaguered group of individuals who fought relentlessly to hold Nad-e Ali a dusty sweltering hellhole surrounded by the Taliban.</p><p>A routine patrol into an area saturated with enemy fighters escalates into a seven-week siege. Facing the possibility of death daily Taylor writes of gun battles and perilous patrols culminating in the extraction of more than sixty-six casualties with four killed in action.</p><p>A powerful story written with a humility that captures the sometimes impalpable humour of soldiers at war Battleworn provides a testament to combat medics all over the world. It highlights the crucial role that they play in today’s 360-degree battlefield.</p>