{"product_id":"9781471156724-painting-the-sand","title":"Painting the Sand","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn’t just another Afghanistan memoir but also a book about science, bombs, and what happens to the human psyche when every day you go to work might be your last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Breathtaking. Kim Hughes is the man who stands between us and oblivion.' \u003cb\u003eAndy McNab \u003c\/b\u003e(author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBravo Two Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An uplifting and enlightening account of the personal courage and dedication required to do a very lonely job in the most extreme of conditions'. \u003cb\u003eJohn Nichol \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Mail On Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a book about science, bombs, and what happens to the human psyche when every day you go to work might be your last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the \u003cb\u003eGeorge Cross\u003c\/b\u003e in 2009 following a grueling six-month tour of duty in \u003cb\u003eAfghanistan \u003c\/b\u003eduring which he defused \u003cb\u003e119 improvised explosive devices\u003c\/b\u003e, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence. The back drop to \u003ci\u003ePainting the Sand \u003c\/i\u003eis the \u003cb\u003eAfghan War\u003c\/b\u003e, the conflict where the cold courage of the bomb disposal operator rose to national prominence. No other field of warfare offers the chance of a single individual to come so close to his enemy and fight out a battle of wits where losing can mean death. This is one of the best memoirs that will come out of a ten-year struggle to defeat a hidden, and enduring, enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449799324022,"sku":"9781471156724","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31815241.jpg?v=1760446712","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471156724-painting-the-sand","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}