Dimensions
156 x 233 x 55mm
Warrior Brothers:
'The thirst for that moment of heightened senses - of racing pulse and entire body stretched tight, caught in the moment - leaves an indelible mark on your soul.'
In 1995, aged just twenty-one, Keith Fennell was accepted into the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS. Over the next eleven years, operations took him from the jungles of Timor to the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, from the Southern Indian Ocean to Iraq. What he learned about friendship, and about himself, changed him forever.
For the first time, an ex-SAS soldier tells all: what it means to be a member of an elite group, the challenges, the highs and lows - and the sense of duty, honour and brotherhood that never dies.
Fennell's career forced him to stare death in the face on many occasions. From cruising through the Iraq desert to dodging mines and bullets in Afghanistan to assisting the recovery effort in Banda Aceh, Fennell's experiences are shocking, electrifying and inspiring.
Warrior Training:
At just 21 years of age, Fennell became one of the youngest soldiers to have passed the SAS selection course, which is widely (and accurately) recognised as the one of the most demanding challenges a soldier will ever face. Designed to separate the true warriors from wannabe action heroes, the gruelling three-week course requires extreme fitness, mental excellence and total commitment. Successful soldiers then have to successfully handle “resistance to interrogation” training, as well as a prisoner-of-war camp and other punishing ordeals. Yet the hardest challenge Fennell ever faced was leaving the SAS behind to become a stay-at-home dad.
