| A Soldier First: Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War Contributor(s): Hillier, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062026674 ISBN-13: 9780062026675 Publisher: Harper OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011381793 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.40 lbs) 552 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Canada's most popular military leader since World War II, General Rick Hillier tells his own story in A Soldier First--a frank, honest, eye-opening account of the General's quick climb through the ranks. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hillier, Rick: - General Rick Hillier, born in Newfoundland and Labrador, enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1973 through the Regular Officer Training Plan program. He graduated from Memorial University in 1975 with a B.Sc. degree. In May 2003 Hillier was appointed Commander of the Army, and in October 2003 he was selected as the Commander of the NATO-led International security Assistance Force (IsAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. General Hillier was promoted to Chief of the Defence staff in February 2005 and stepped down in the summer of 2008. |