Always By My Side - Losing the love of my life and the fight to honour his memory

Informationen zum Autor Christina is the widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf 'Oz' Schmid GC, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, who, aged thirty, was killed trying to disarm a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan on 31 October 2009. Since the death of her husband, Christina has spoken powerfully about a number of issues surrounding the Armed Forces and has presented her own BBC One Panorama investigation into the work of High Threat Bomb Disposal Officers.In May 2010 Christina received the Elizabeth Cross from the Princess Royal, and in June she attended Buckingham Palace and received the George Cross, awarded posthumously to her husband, in a private ceremony with Her Majesty, The Queen. Christina is a Patron of Tickets For Troops and lives in Hampshire with her son Laird. Klappentext Christina is the widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf 'Oz' Schmid GC, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, who, aged thirty, was killed trying to disarm a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan on 31 October 2009. Since the death of her husband, Christina has spoken powerfully about a number of issues surrounding the Armed Forces and has presented her own BBC One Panorama investigation into the work of High Threat Bomb Disposal Officers.In May 2010 Christina received the Elizabeth Cross from the Princess Royal, and in June she attended Buckingham Palace and received the George Cross, awarded posthumously to her husband, in a private ceremony with Her Majesty, The Queen. Christina is a Patron of Tickets For Troops and lives in Hampshire with her son Laird. Zusammenfassung All that fell away.'And then one earth-shattering day Christina's worst nightmare came true when Oz was killed on his final day of duty before flying home to his family. This is Christina and Oz's story: a story about love and loss, hope and despair and of living in constant fear.

Product details

• Authors: Christina Schmid, Schmid Christina
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.09.2012
• EAN: 9780099564522
• ISBN: 978-0-09-956452-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Afghanistan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, HISTORY / Military / General, Coping with death & bereavement, Modern warfare, Coping with death and bereavement, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Specific wars and campaigns, Military life & institutions, Military institutions, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021)