{"product_id":"ghost-platoon-by-frank-walker-9780733634604","title":"Ghost Platoon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening account of Australian combat history, untold . . . until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account\" - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, a ragtag unit of 39 men was thrown together at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was such a slapdash group that it didn't even have an officer or a sergeant in charge. A rugged ex-Royal Marine stepped forward to take the lead. Jim Riddle was only an acting corporal, but he knew enough of war to keep these young diggers alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the platoon was involved in a high-risk ambush, Riddle proved his leadership skills, bringing his men through unscathed and leaving the battlefield littered with enemy bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their success, immediately afterwards the platoon was disbanded. According to the army, they'd never existed - theirs was a ghost platoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Walker details what happened at that ambush and why the army buried their existence, and the secrets that went with it. His findings are a shocking indictment of the long-term effects of war. The men of the platoon - who'd fought so hard for their country - had to fight again to reveal the truth. But the price they all paid was far too high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGhost Platoon\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping story of the soldiers who should never be forgotten . . . or denied. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849180106988,"sku":"9780733634604","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5046333482449.jpg?v=1759025762","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/ghost-platoon-by-frank-walker-9780733634604","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}