The Resource The dust of Uruzgan, Fred Smith
The dust of Uruzgan, Fred Smith
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The item The dust of Uruzgan, Fred Smith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
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- Summary
- Fred Smith has been described as 'Australia's secret weapon' in international diplomacy. As a career diplomat, he served in Afghanistan during the time Australian Defence Forces were engaged in our 'longest war' against Taliban insurgents. It was Fred's second career as a musician that came to the fore in Uruzgan province, where his guitar served as a bridge not only to the Australian troops, but also to the people of this war-torn region. His song about the death of Australian soldier Ben Ranaudo, 'The Dust of Uruzgan,' captured the hearts of many serving in Afghanistan and was recoded by Lee Kernaghan on his bestselling Tribute to Anzac album. Now, with Australian forces out of Afghanistan, this book is the first comprehensive insider account of Australia's deep involvement there. Part memoir, part history, part anecdote, it is set against a subsistence agricultural province with a 5% literacy rate, in which tribal leaders colluded and conspired against one another in a society where trust had been smashed by 35 years of brutal warfare. The cast of characters includes charismatic tribal leaders, corrupt Provincial Governors, domineering warlords, bustling US colonels, and courteous interpreters, all of whom Fred worked with daily during his unique mission..
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781760292218
- Label
- The dust of Uruzgan
- Title
- The dust of Uruzgan
- Statement of responsibility
- Fred Smith
- Title variation
- Dust of Uruzgan
- Title variation remainder
- the first comprehensive on-the-ground account of Australia's mission in Afghanistan : making sense of that country and that war, one song at a time
- Subject
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- Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021
- Afghanistan -- Military relations -- Australia
- Australia -- Armed Forces
- Diplomats -- Australia -- Biography
- Military assistance, Australian -- Afghanistan
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Uruzgan
- Personal narratives
- Smith, Fred, 1970-
- Uruzgan (Afghanistan) -- History, Military
- Musicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Participation, Australian
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Fred Smith has been described as 'Australia's secret weapon' in international diplomacy. As a career diplomat, he served in Afghanistan during the time Australian Defence Forces were engaged in our 'longest war' against Taliban insurgents. It was Fred's second career as a musician that came to the fore in Uruzgan province, where his guitar served as a bridge not only to the Australian troops, but also to the people of this war-torn region. His song about the death of Australian soldier Ben Ranaudo, 'The Dust of Uruzgan,' captured the hearts of many serving in Afghanistan and was recoded by Lee Kernaghan on his bestselling Tribute to Anzac album. Now, with Australian forces out of Afghanistan, this book is the first comprehensive insider account of Australia's deep involvement there. Part memoir, part history, part anecdote, it is set against a subsistence agricultural province with a 5% literacy rate, in which tribal leaders colluded and conspired against one another in a society where trust had been smashed by 35 years of brutal warfare. The cast of characters includes charismatic tribal leaders, corrupt Provincial Governors, domineering warlords, bustling US colonels, and courteous interpreters, all of whom Fred worked with daily during his unique mission..
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smith, Fred
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Smith, Fred
- Australia
- Afghan War, 2001-2021
- Afghanistan
- Diplomats
- Musicians
- Afghan War, 2001-2021
- Military assistance, Australian
- Uruzgan (Afghanistan)
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The dust of Uruzgan, Fred Smith
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000057553950
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760292218
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits (chiefly colour)
- Label
- The dust of Uruzgan, Fred Smith
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000057553950
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760292218
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits (chiefly colour)
Subject
- Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021
- Afghanistan -- Military relations -- Australia
- Australia -- Armed Forces
- Diplomats -- Australia -- Biography
- Military assistance, Australian -- Afghanistan
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns -- Afghanistan | Uruzgan
- Personal narratives
- Smith, Fred, 1970-
- Uruzgan (Afghanistan) -- History, Military
- Musicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Participation, Australian
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