{"product_id":"number-788-paperback","title":"Number 788 - Paperback","description":"I am a soldier and a ranger – a specialist in reconnaissance, intelligence, and covert operations. I never wanted to be a soldier, but I found that I excelled at it. I have fired my weapons in anger, infiltrated terrorist groups, and made and burnt sources. Number 788 is my story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing good at doing bad things is not always a blessing. You can’t be the judge, only the executioner. The concept of ‘for the greater good’ always has a flip side. You are moving and living in the shadows. The ones in control grant you the ultimate power of life, but a life lived in the shadows is never your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy development was slow and meticulous; it was improvised and innovative. Now, I write about what it was like to be pushed past the brink of what I thought was humanly possible. I aim to share my flawed path, lessons learned, relationships forged, revelations of self and the workings of others, with the very small hope of inspiring a few new generation warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was trained at a unique time, as I joined the forces after the Cold War but just before the attacks of 9-11. During my formation, the lack of controls and regulation came with tremendous risks but also significant opportunities – I seized them. I am the product of brave officers who took action with great personal risk to save a regiment without permission and by asking for forgiveness later. Officers who believed in the saying, ‘Who Dares Wins’. I share my small place as a silent mediator between the light and shadows in the long and flawed history of Western and Nordic fighters.\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER:\u003cbr\u003eHelion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIND:\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePAGES:\u003cbr\u003e376\u003cbr\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003cbr\u003e234 x 156","brand":"NATIONWIDE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44494342062169,"sku":"PR1086059","price":84.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/volts9781804514238_0_TSM97BZKW1YD.jpg?v=1786165886","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/number-788-paperback","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}