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Fifteen Days
- Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army
- Narrateur(s): Matilda Novak
- Durée: 13 h et 27 min
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Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly followed journalists. Her vivid prose, her unmistakable voice, her ability to connect emotionally with her subjects and audiences, her hard-won and hard-nosed skills as a reporter – these had already established her as a household name. But with her many reports from Afghanistan, and in dozens of interviews with the returned members of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and others back at home, she found the subject she was born to tackle. Her reporting of the conflict and her deeply empathetic observations of the men and women who wear the maple leaf are words for the ages, fit to stand alongside the nation’s best writing on war.
It is a testament to Christie Blatchford’s skills and integrity that along with the admiration of her listeners, she won the respect and trust of the soldiers. They share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Grounded in insights gained over the course of three trips to Afghanistan in 2006, and drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews not only with the servicemen and -women with whom she shared so much, but with their commanders and family members as well, Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex, and deeply affecting picture of military life in the 21st century.
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“Blatchford has the rare ability to make her descriptions of combat, particularly those involving loss of life and serious injury, almost embarrassing to the reader. You feel that you are eavesdropping on very private matters. Her extensive research and her own recollections as she was caught up in the thick of some of the heaviest fighting are compelling, gut-wrenching and, unfortunately, real.... I’ve never felt prouder of being Canadian then when I’ve had the pleasure of commanding, or, in the case of Afghanistan, observing Canadian soldiers performing their duties abroad. Fifteen Days reinforced that pride even more. Bravo Zulu, Christie Blatchford.” (Major-General Lewis MacKenzie [ret’d] in The Globe and Mail)
"Her work, at its best, tends to reflect life’s mirror. There is death in her book, of course. It’s about war, after all — our war, to those who support it, and our soldiers, even to those who don’t. Blatch [sic] gives them more than just faces, she gives them life. And, for those who died wearing Canada’s uniform, she gives them a life that no newspaper has the length and space to describe, and no television documentary can convey in an hour’s time slot.” (London Free Press)
“Christie Blatchford brings to the theatre of hostilities her keen eye and curiosity. She writes superb prose that conveys the experience of the Canadians’ war in Afghanistan. She understands the soldiers and has grasped the comradeship that binds them together. She not only informs Canadians of today’s military realities, but champions values such as honour and sacrifice. She is exceptionally evocative, superbly descriptive, and develops a compelling storyline.” (Citation from the 2006 Ross Munro Media Award)
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- Anne Walker
- 2023-10-05
Eye-opening and very respectful.
This author provides a bird's eye view and a sensitive awareness of the realities of war - and the Canadian military. I'm grateful for my new perspective and learning.
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- brian
- 2022-02-24
Gut Wrenching
With the recent breakout of war in Ukraine, my heart goes out to the soldiers protecting their homeland. This documentation gives me a renewed appreciation for the men and women who make the ultimate sacrifice for our way of life. This is the best narration of any audible book I have listened to. This is real. This is now. This is horrific.
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- R M
- 2024-02-14
Honoured Canadian hero’s
A story that needed to be told. I hope this period in Canadian military history is remembered forever. The sacrifices made were unthinkable by most of our population. Hold your heads high. Once a patricia!
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- David Young
- 2022-01-10
Pronunciation
I honestly can't get past the annoying Author's notes. Someone should have informed Matilda Novak how Lieutenant is pronounced in Canada. Maybe I'll try listening to the entire book another time.
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