{"product_id":"painting-the-sand-by-kim-hughes-9781471156724","title":"Painting the Sand","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Breathtaking. Kim Hughes is the man who stands between us and oblivion.' \u003cb\u003eAndy McNab\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBravo Two Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An uplifting and enlightening account of the personal courage and dedication required to do a very lonely job in the most extreme of conditions.' \u003cb\u003eJohn Nichol\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Mail On Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about science, bombs, and what happens to the human psyche when every day you go to work might be your last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the \u003cb\u003eGeorge Cross\u003c\/b\u003e in 2009 following a gruelling six-month tour of duty in \u003cb\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/b\u003e during which he defused \u003cb\u003e119 improvised explosive devices\u003c\/b\u003e, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe backdrop to \u003ci\u003ePainting the Sand\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003cb\u003eAfghan War\u003c\/b\u003e, the conflict where the cold courage of the bomb disposal operator rose to national prominence. No other field of warfare offers the chance for a single individual to come so close to his enemy and fight out a battle of wits where losing can mean death. This is one of the best memoirs that will come out of a ten-year struggle to defeat a hidden, and enduring, enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515984498924,"sku":"9781471156724","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21790553482711.jpg?v=1748911617","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/painting-the-sand-by-kim-hughes-9781471156724","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}