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The Accidental Peacekeeper
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- Book Synopsis
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'I should never have been in any of these places. I should have been an English teacher in North Mayo.'
Although he served in the military for a quarter of a century, Colin Sheridan never felt completely comfortable in it. The army was an unnatural environment for a creative thinker who hated to be shouted at, hated doing the shouting and detested loud noises. In spite of all that, Colin's chronic imposter syndrome made him a natural observer – of people, of times and places.
The result is a tour de force of Colin's time moving through the frontlines and fault lines of the twenty-first century – from Kosovo to Liberia, Afghanistan to the Middle East. Despite these heavy settings, Colin infuses his writing with passion, vulnerability, humour and a uniquely Irish take on moments of global significance.
The Accidental Peacekeeper is a gripping, honest, often darkly funny account of friendship, loyalty, masculinity, fatherhood, and the human reality behind the headlines.
- About The Author
- Colin Sheridan was an officer in the Irish Defence Forces for 26 years. During that time, he has deployed to Peacekeeping Missions with the United Nations in Liberia and across the Middle East, as well as NATO missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In 2023 he retired from the Defence Forces and joined the Irish Examiner as a Staff Writer where he has written extensively on Palestine, Lebanon and the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East.
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- ISBN
- 9781804583876
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Gill Books, (06 May 2027)
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 500 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 135 mm
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