{"product_id":"first-soldiers-down-canadas-friendly-fire-deaths-in-afghanistan-paperback","title":"First Soldiers Down: Canada's Friendly Fire Deaths in Afghanistan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePat Stogran\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 18, 2002, \"friendly fire\" killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, Canada's first combat deaths since the Korean War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 18, 2002, Alpha Company, Third Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was on a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, a former Taliban artillery range in southern Afghanistan. The exercise had been underway for nearly seven hours when two American fighter pilots flew overhead. One, Major Harry Schmidt, saw the artillery fire below, and thinking he was under attack, dropped a laser-guided bomb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Canadian soldiers died that night, the first Canadian combat fatalities since the Korean War. For many in Canada the tragedy signalled the true beginning of Canada's lengthy combat mission in Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Soldiers Down\u003c\/i\u003e recounts what happened that evening through archival material and the recollections of troops. It also tells the personal stories of the fallen Sergeant Marc Lger, Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Private Richard Green, and Private Nathan Smith as well as what happened to the loved ones of each of the four in the decade since the incident.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Corbett is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster whose writing has won numerous prizes, including two National Newspaper Awards. Previously, he published the books \u003ci\u003eThe Last Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Grand Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e. Corbett has taught journalism at Carleton University and has worked for the \u003cem\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eOttawa Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, and CHUM Radio. He lives in Manotick, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381314105593,"sku":"9781459703278","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uSObKvO6Nk9781459703278.webp?v=1778349284","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/first-soldiers-down-canadas-friendly-fire-deaths-in-afghanistan-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}