"David Wiseman was the first soldier on the scene of one of the most devastating attacks on British soldiers in Afghanistan, witnessing the horrific aftermath of an attack on unsuspecting troops by a rogue element of the Afghan police, which left five men dead and nine wounded, shaking the British forces in Helmand to the core. Only a few weeks later, and haunted by what he had experienced, David was once again fighting shoulder to shoulder with his Afghan allies, but this time would leave the battlefield with a Taliban bullet lodged deep in his chest, inches from his heart ... David reveals how frustration and chance eventually led him to find salvation, renewed purpose and a sense of pride on the slopes of Mount Everest with Walking with the Wounded and an unlikely band of wounded veterans."-- Back cover.

Includes index.

Prologue -- Baghdad blues -- The road to Afghanistan -- Helmand -- Shin Kalay -- Contact -- IED -- Damage -- Police station -- Aftermath -- Grizz -- Man down -- CASEVAC -- Recovery -- Flashback -- Walking With The Wounded -- The road to Everest -- Base Camp -- Khumbu madness -- Epilogue.