Unconquered : our wounded warriors / Denny Neave, Gordon Traill, Catherine McCullagh ; foreword by Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC (retd)
- Bib ID:
- 8037418
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Neave, Denny, 1970-, author
- Description:
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- Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2019
- 224 pages, 95 pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 31 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925675986 (hardback)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 192567598X
- Summary:
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Unconquered tells the remarkable story of a group of men and women from Australia and New Zealand who fought and conquered extraordinary challenges from the battlefield to the sporting arena. These veterans of the Army, Navy and Air Force served their country in campaigns from Somalia to Afghanistan and the multitude of conflicts in between, and share the common scars of their service, both apparent and invisible. For these men and women, now confronting the trials of daily life, the Invictus Games provided a further challenge, a chance to test their mettle in the sporting arena representing the country for which they had fought. 'Invictus' is the Latin word for 'unconquered' or 'undefeated' - a perfect description of these veterans who now fight their own personal battles. Through the power of sport, they have proven that they can overcome the mental and physical trauma inflicted by their service. This beautifully illustrated volume allows us to share their story of service, sacrifice and courage, and gain an insight into their dogged determination to triumph in the face of adversity. Unconquered: Our Wounded Warriors is a deeply personal and human account of the trauma of armed conflict and the suffering that continues long after the sounds of battle have died away. It highlights the power of the individual to overcome fear, wounds both mental and physical, and lifelong disability and inspires those of us who have never served to cope with our own challenges. These are stories of courage pure and simple and of the men and women who defied the odds to remain unconquered.
- Notes:
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- Illustrations on end papers.
- Profiles The Australian Defence Force Team: Peter Arbuckle, Steven Avery, Brigid Baker, Graham Bell, David 'Bear' Bretherton, Peter Brown, Matt Brumby, Dave Connolly CSC, Jesse Costello, Ben Farinazzo, Thomas Foster, Stephen Hayes, Beau King, Jarrod 'Broken, Never Beaten' Kent, Matthew Model, Emilea Mysko, Sonya Newman, Stephen Osborne, Nathan Parker, Darren Peters, Garry Robinson DSM - 'Mr Invictus', Peter Rudland and Jeff Wright; and The New Zealand Defence Force Team: Daryl Burton, Robert 'Tiny' Graham, Matt Vangioni and Kelly Whittle.
- Subject:
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- Invictus Games (3rd : 2018 : Sydney, Australia) -- Pictorial works
- Disabled veterans -- Rehabilitation -- Australia -- Pictorial works
- Disabled veterans -- Australia -- Portraits
- Disabled veterans -- Australia -- Biography
- Athletes with disabilities -- Australia -- Biography
- Disabled veterans -- Rehabilitation -- New Zealand -- Pictorial works
- Disabled veterans -- New Zealand -- Portraits
- Disabled veterans -- New Zealand -- Biography
- Athletes with disabilities -- New Zealand -- Biography
- Sports for people with disabilities -- Pictorial works
- Hosting of sporting events -- Australia -- Pictorial works
- Australian
- Genre/Form:
- Biographies
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