John cantwell, queensland country boy, enlisted in the army as a private and r. By coincidence i read yesterday the book exit wounds by major general john cantwell. Major general john cantwell was a brilliant soldier, serving in the first gulf war in 1991, iraq in 2006 and australian forces in afghanistan. Major general john patrick cantwell, ao, dsc born 9 october 1956 is a retired senior. John cantwell general military wiki fandom powered by wikia. Exit wounds should be mandatory reading for secondary school students. Growing up in toowoomba, cantwell was educated at downlands college and st.
Interview with major general john cantwell retd, author. John cantwell signed up to the army as a private and. Retired major general john cantwells new book details how his long military career was cut short by post traumatic stress disorder. He served in baghdad in 2006 and saw what a car bomb does to a crowded marketplace. About the authors major general john cantwell ao, dsc joined the australian army as a private in 1974.
One australians war on terror melbourne university press, 2012. I only served in the swiss army some 40 years ago but i can identify with most of the comments in this brilliant book. Raw, candid and eyeopening, no one who reads this book will be unmoved, nor forget its imagery or words. The book takes place on long island, while the film is set in detroit. Exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. Books by john cantwell author of exit wounds john cantwell has 26 books on goodreads with 88 ratings. Initially joining the australian army as a private, john cantwell changed over to officer and went to the first gulf war in 1990 1991 where. Major general john cantwell retired has written a sobering account of his career with the australian army in the first person, with the editing and guidance of greg bearup with the result being the hard hitting and incredibly honest memoir exit wounds. Exit wounds by john cantwell overdrive rakuten overdrive. By his own admission, cantwell was itching to prove himself in combat and went to extreme lengths to get involved in the first gulf war, even getting a secondment to the british army.
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John cantwell has 26 books on goodreads with 88 ratings. Exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror. He attended officer training in 1981, and was commissioned into the royal australian armoured corps. Steven seagal plays orin boyd, a police detective notorious for pushing the limits of the law in his quest for justice. Exit wounds, one australians war on terror by john. He fought in baghdad in 2006 and saw what a car bomb does to a marketplace crowded with women and children. Exit wounds is the deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern.
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Exit wounds available for download and read online in other formats. He served in the first gulf war with the coalition forces between 1990 and 1991, and in the second gulf war in 2006 and 2007, where he was promoted. I as a country boy from queensland, john cantwell signed up to the army as. Major general john cantwell, author of exit wounds. Why does the military culture continue to abhor a normal human reaction, and why the hell do we continue to fight each other, anyway, knowing the appalling results for. In 2012, he published exit wounds, written with major general john cantwell. John cantwell, queensland country boy, enlisted in the army as a private and rose to the rank of major general. Exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield from the nightmare of cheating death in a minefield, to the poignancy of calling home while under rocket fire in baghdad, to the utter despair of looking into the face of a dead soldier before. Majorgeneral john cantwells book exit wounds is his searing story of the realities of australias recent wars and the enduring scars they leave on our armed forces. Raw, candid and eyeopening, no one who reads this book will be unmoved.
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He suffered a severe case of post traumatic stress that he was able to hide from everyone but his wife. Major general john cantwell exit wounds john cantwell. Intriguing blur between fact and fiction in watsons pier by joshua funder, launch by major john cantwell, author of exit wounds, state library of victoria melbourne university press i admire. Cantwell s tribute to the men and women he commanded is to lay himself bare. One australians war of terror ten terrifying questions 1. He commanded at the very highest levels and fought on the front line in both gulf wars and as recently as 2010 where he was the general in charge of australian forces in afghanistan. The book details cantwells extraordinary war service and his ongoing battle with. Exit wounds major general john cantwell with greg bearup.
The film is based on the book of the same name by john westermann. Cantwell hid his posttraumatic stress disorder for decades, fearing it would affect his career. A deeply personal fast paced and insightful account of cantwells life in the australian army. Australia has been at war for the past twenty years and yet there has been no stan. He fought in the first gulf war in 19901991 and then again in baghdad in 2006.
Exit wounds is the deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. He was on the front line in 1991 as coalition forces fitted bulldozer blades to tanks and buried alive iraqi troops in their trenches. Sep 27, 2012 major general john cantwell discusses his book exit wounds, a searing story of the realities of australias recent wars and the enduring scars they leave on our armed forces, with professor amin. Exit wounds, greg bearup, john cantwell melbourne university.
View john cantwell ao dscs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. John cantwells most popular book is best practices for graphic designers, color works. Eliot prize winner of the 2017 felix dennis prize for best first collection a guardian daily telegraph book of the year pbs summer recommendation an extraordinary debut from a young vietnamese american, night sky with exit wounds is a book of poetry unlike any other. Cantwell was born in ipswich, queensland, on 9 october 1956 to cecily mary nee mcinnerney and daniel cantwell.
Pdf exit wounds updated edition download full pdf book. As a major, cantwell commanded a british tank squadron as an. He is the patron or ambassador for several organisations that support wounded and emotionally damaged australian veterans. John cantwell miltary international speakers group. Sep 22, 2012 retired general john cantwell will speak about australias military involvement in the gulf and afghanistan at the australian national university in canberra, 27 september 2012. Oct 01, 2012 exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one manis tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. Sorry, the book that you are looking for is not available right now. As a commander, john has really shown the levels of responsibility that come with an appointment. Lessons for the real world from a real leader, which presents a unique framework of leadership techniques that work in any situation john is a retired australian army officer who served in three distinct wars combat duty in operation desert storm in 1991. Review exit wounds by john cantwell traces magazine. Exit wounds melbourne university publishing october 1, 2012 exit wounds is a brutally honest, highly readable memoir of john cantwells time in the australian army, focusing on his deployments to iraq and afghanistan and the. David marr generals are not supposed to do books like this.
Exit wounds is the deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield from the. Australia has been at war for the past twenty years and yet there has been no standout account from these conflicts exit wounds is it. Oct 01, 2012 exit wounds is a brutally honest, highly readable memoir of john cantwell s time in the australian army, focusing on his deployments to iraq and afghanistan and the post traumatic stress disorder that eventually spelled the end of a distinguished military career. Majorgeneral john cantwell ao dsc retired from the australian army in early 2012 after a unique career spanning almost 40 years. Updated mon sep 24, 2012 exit wounds the former commander of australian forces in afghanistan, major general ret john cantwell discusses his battle with posttraumatic stress disorder and the prevalence of the disorder in the armed forces. Exit wounds updated edition, john cantwell, greg bearup. His bestselling book on his experiences in combat and related emotional trauma, exit wounds, was shortlisted for the australian autobiography of the year in 20. Exit wounds is the book he wrote to explain and understand what happened to him on the. He was on the front line in 1991 as coalition forces fitted bulldozer blades to tanks and buried iraqi troops alive. John cantwell s most popular book is best practices for graphic designers, color works. The book also brings a degree of sadness when you read johns descriptions of the courageous soldiers who died in the line of duty and under his command. While your account had me in tears at times because it evoked memories of my vietnam war experiences, i couldnt wait to pick up your book each day for more.
Defence chiefs admit mental health problems but deny posttraumatic stress disorder tsunami. Jul 23, 20 i guess we have to wonder why john cantwell signed up to this madness. The john cantwell story by justine frazier retired major general john cantwell has held a very distinguished career in the australian army spanning almost 40 years. He commanded at the very highest levels and fought on the front line in both gulf wars and as recently as 2010. Jul 24, 2009 exit wounds with the conflict in afghanistan escalating and the iraq inquiry pending, poet laureate carol ann duffy commissions war poetry for today. In 2015 he released his latest book leadership in action. But its the basic questions that keep bugging a reader throughout this searing, honest and unsettling book. General cantwells exit wounds, one mans war on terror is an account of his experiences in iraq and afghanistan and then his very personal war with posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd.
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