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For those who want to shift from suffering to living with ptsd and step out on the journey of coming to terms with finding their new identity. Major general john cantwell served in the two iraq wars and was a commander of australian forces in afghanistan in 2010, during which ten soldiers died under his leadership. Exit wounds is the deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield from the nightmare of cheating death in a field strewn with mines, to the utter despair of looking into the face of a. Exit wounds pdf epub download cause of you download. In 2012, he published exit wounds, written with major general john cantwell. One australians war on terror, melbourne university publishing, 20 university of queensland press book club notes.
Retired major general john cantwells new book details how his long military career was cut short by post traumatic stress disorder. Chris masters is a powerful force in australian journalism. Exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one manis tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. Major general john cantwell speaks about afghanistan and ptsd. Living with the scars of war, university of new south wales press, sydney, 2009. Retired major general john cantwell has held a very distinguished career in the australian army spanning almost 40 years.
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