Mosul - Australia's secret war inside the ISIS caliphate

Taking us from the suburbs of western Sydney and Australia's military army bases, to the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, this is a remarkable book that reveals the as-yet untold story of the battle for Mosul and the secret involvement of Australians on both sides of the war - both our Commandos and Australian ISIS fighters. Mosul details the rise of ISIS influence in Australia, the Iran and Australia allegiance to fight Daesh and shows what led up to the battle and the ramifications that are still being felt at home - by our soldiers and the victims of that war.

About the author

Ben Mckelvey is a freelance writer and editor from Sydney who has filed for Good Weekend, GQ, Voyeur, Rolling Stone, The Bulletin, Cosmo, Cleo and the Age and West Australian newspapers. Ben's previous gigs have included editing Sports&Style and Juice magazines, and working at the Sydney Morning Herald as a Senior Feature Writer. He has been embedded with the ADF in East Timor and Iraq, and has worked independently in Iran and Afghanistan.

Summary

Taking us from the suburbs of western Sydney and Australia's military army bases, to the brutal battle to regain Mosul in Iraq, this remarkable book reveals the secret involvement of Australians on both sides of the war against ISIS.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Mckelvey
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.02.2021
• EAN: 9780733645419
• ISBN: 978-0-7336-4541-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Afghanistan, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Terrorism, armed struggle, Australasian & Pacific history, Middle Eastern history, Iraq, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Australasian and Pacific history, Iraq War