Book description
Warrior is the powerful true story of a British soldier's
heroism during the Iraq War that reveals how he was ruthlessly
sacrificed by the Establishment.
Captain Tam Henderson was adopted as a baby in Glasgow. His family
moved to England and he grew up on a violent council estate in
Birmingham. At 16, he chose to join the famous Black Watch regiment.
In a career spanning 23 years, he rose through the ranks and was
deployed to conflicts in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and the Middle East.
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Tam was in the thick of ferocious
fighting and, amidst Basra's chaos, he set up camp for the 200 men of
Charlie Company, who were put in charge of the city's most volatile
districts. Having fought to recover the body of one of his men killed
in action, Tam was horrified when the chain gun on his Warrior tank
malfunctioned, suddenly firing of its own accord and seriously
injuring a comrade. He was told to take the rap but refused, insisting
that the dangerous fault on the gun needed fixing. He was convicted by
a kangaroo court at Saddam's palace and sent home in disgrace. But Tam
fought back and embarked upon the biggest battle of his life - against
the Ministry of Defence and international arms companies.
Pacy and starkly authentic, Warrior takes the reader on an
exhilarating journey that is by turns horrific, humorous and
poignantly reflective.
Tam Henderson was the youngest quartermaster in the British Army
at his time of service and was also the youngest QM in Iraq in 2005.
John Hunt has covered many major world events as a writer, including
the end of apartheid and conflicts in Kashmir and Colombia.
