Uncommon Soldier: The Story of the Making of Today's Diggers

Groundbreaking, revealing, probing. In this new book from the country's foremost investigative journalist, Chris Masters turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from our ongoing fascination with Anzac story, he looks at the rich and illuminating present to write a character study of the modern Australian soldier—war fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat, and aid worker. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely before afforded an outsider, Masters gi...