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Bad medicine : a no-holds-barred account of life as an Australian SAS medic during the war in Afghanistan

Bad medicine : a no-holds-barred account of life as an Australian SAS medic during the war in Afghanistan

Terry Ledgard is no stranger to mischief and adventure. Having survived childhood in outback Australia, he joined the Army and rose through the ranks to become an SAS medic in Afghanistan. As he endured explosive action, blood-curdling trauma and gut-wrenching humanitarian aid missions, he found the modern-day soldier's larrikin spirit was the perfect prescription for intense combat conditions. Armed with a new-found perspective on life, Terry returned to the Real World, but soon realised it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. His life became a slow-motion train wreck as he faced a gritty battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. But in a stroke of ironic fortune, he realised that the Army had taught him everything he needed to overcome the affliction, and that his most important weapon was a sense of humour. Evocative, moving and outrageous in its humour and honesty, Bad Medicine is an exhilarating account of life as an SAS medic in the world's most intense warzone. --Back cover.

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920365920 BIO 355.345 LED
Non Fiction   . Available .  
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RSN 36961
ISBN 9780143797272 :
Call Number 355.3450994
Dates Ledgard, Terry
Name of Publisher [Melbourne, Vic.] : Viking an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.
Attachments colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cm.
Summary Terry Ledgard is no stranger to mischief and adventure. Having survived childhood in outback Australia, he joined the Army and rose through the ranks to become an SAS medic in Afghanistan. As he endured explosive action, blood-curdling trauma and gut-wrenching humanitarian aid missions, he found the modern-day soldier's larrikin spirit was the perfect prescription for intense combat conditions. Armed with a new-found perspective on life, Terry returned to the Real World, but soon realised it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. His life became a slow-motion train wreck as he faced a gritty battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. But in a stroke of ironic fortune, he realised that the Army had taught him everything he needed to overcome the affliction, and that his most important weapon was a sense of humour. Evocative, moving and outrageous in its humour and honesty, Bad Medicine is an exhilarating account of life as an SAS medic in the world's most intense warzone. --Back cover.
Ledgard, Terry.
Subject Afghan War, 2001- Veterans Mental health Australia
Post-traumatic stress disorder Australia
Medical personnel -- Australia
Medicine, Military -- Australia
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