Compassion, Mateship, Courage, Initiative, Loyalty, Integrity and Trust.

Spanning a long history of wars and battles, as well as peacekeeping missions around the world, Aussie Soldier is a collection of tales, anecdotes and perspectives of life in military uniform.

Encompassing the values of mateship, compassion, courage, initiative and integrity, it gathers never-before-published diary extracts and personal perspectives that shed light on the Australian soldier's duty.

In a flood of heart-warming, confronting and humorous emotions, Aussie Soldier gets up close and personal in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, drawing on a soldier's experience to demonstrate a life on the line for the sake of our nation.

From World War One to the modern day conflict Australian soldiers young and old provide an up close and personal perspective on the Army’s core values and how being a soldier is more then just putting on a uniform.

Confronting, thoughtful and with a sense of humour the collection of stories featured in Aussie Soldier provide an insight into the human element of a high profile and often misconstrued field of expertise.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Legacy. Australia’s Legacy. It’s worth defending

Letters from Aussie Diggers to debut in French Opera

Excerpts from Aussie Soldier Up Close and Personal will be included in Pinchgut Operas premiere of Charpentier’s David+Jonathan. First performed in Paris in 1688 the opera is a gripping tale of war, friendship and the experience of war.

The words and thoughts of our amazing and heroic Aussie diggers from WW1 and WW2 will be read by cast members throughout the opera. The excerpts from Aussie Soldier will provide an interesting parallel between a soldiers experience across time and country.

For more information on David+Jonathan visit www.pinchgut.com.au.

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