{"product_id":"the-taliban-dont-wave-isbn-9781443428033","title":"The Taliban Don't Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe national bestseller about one soldier’s battle against the Taliban and for his own future\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHill-Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Robert Semrau’s military trial made international headlines—a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan arrested for allegedly killing a grievously wounded Taliban soldier in the field. For more than two years, Semrau faced an uncertain future that hinged on an incident blurred by the fog of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Taliban Don’t Wave\u003c\/em\u003e, Semrau has written an emotionally draining and mind-snapping first-hand account not of his alleged crime, but of war on the ground in Afghanistan. Raw and explosive, this is a book about soldiers who live, fight and die in a moonscape of a country where it is always hard to tell friend from enemy. In the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Taliban Don’t Wave\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert Semrau takes you with him on a journey you may not be ready for, into the sheer hell that is “The Stan.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Major-General (Ret’d) Lewis MacKenzie and a preface by Michael Friscolanti.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A stark, searing portrait of the chaos in the Afghan war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanadian Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An unvarnished view of [Semrau’s] experience mentoring Afghan troops.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Semrau’s account of his tour is more than a valuable addition to the growing library chronicling this era of Canadian combat.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Semrau’s] words are the echoes of thousands of Canadian soldiers who have gone before from the Boer War to the War on Terror and all of the frustrations, danger and illogic that is a war zone.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mackenzie Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An astonishing book. More than any account I’ve seen, it tells vividly and graphically what it’s like to be an infantry soldier in Afghanistan.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With its description of close encounters with roadside bombs and accounts of heroin-high Afghan police, his book is sure to give readers a more personal account of the war than they are likely to see in the mainstream media.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Waterloo Region Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888364613861,"sku":"NP9781443428033","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781443428033.jpg?v=1730228930","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-taliban-dont-wave-isbn-9781443428033","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}