A Soldier First

Zusatztext “ A Soldier First is an enjoyable! informative! and often insightful account of a remarkable soldier’s career! written in the personable! ‘folksy’ style for which General Hillier was famous.” Informationen zum Autor General Rick Hillier, born in Newfoundland and Labrador, enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1973 through the Regular Officer Training Plan program. He graduated from Memorial University in 1975 with a B.Sc. degree. In May 2003 Hillier was appointed Commander of the Army, and in October 2003 he was selected as the Commander of the NATO-led International security Assistance Force (IsAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. General Hillier was promoted to Chief of the Defence staff in February 2005 and stepped down in the summer of 2008. Klappentext Canada's most popular military leader since World War II, General Rick Hillier tells his own story in A Soldier First--a frank, honest, eye-opening account of the General's quick climb through the ranks. Zusammenfassung Canada’s most popular military leader since World War II! General Rick Hillier tells his own story in A Soldier First —a frank! honest! eye-opening  account of the General’s quick climb through the ranks.

Product details

• Authors: Rick Hillier
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2010
• EAN: 9780062026675
• ISBN: 978-0-06-202667-5
• No. of pages: 552
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Winter sport; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Military