How I Survived Beyond The Battlefield

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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When the bomb exploded, it was a battle against time to save Craig’s life. Under intense gunfire, he was airlifted out of the Green Zone, Afghanistan, and taken to Camp Bastion where field medics were forced to amputate both his legs and his left arm. It was a miracle he made it out alive.He woke up from a coma to find three of his limbs gone and a face he no longer recognised. Doctors told him he’d never walk again – the trauma was that severe. The odds were stacked against him – mentally and physically – but Craig pushed himself to walk again using bionic limbs. Then, unbelievably, he changed the course of his life forever by challenging himself to sail around the world with only one arm. The journey wasn’t easy. His battlefield scars were deep but through every test nature threw at him, he healed a little more.FINDING MY SEA LEGS is Craig Wood’s brutally honest account of how he rebuilt his body and mind after being left with life-changing injuries. It is a true story of superhuman determination, strength of mind and resilience unlike any other – with a touch of dark humour along the way.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-04
Mått159 x 240 x 27 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor292
FörlagBonito Books
ISBN9781919200903

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Craig Wood is a Guinness World Record breaking former soldier who was hit by an IED out in Afghanistan when he was only 18, becoming Britain's youngest triple amputee soldier. This is his true story, as told to Amy Willis, of how he went from being blown up to becoming the record-breaking solo sailor he is today.Amy Willis is a former Fleet Street journalist and photographer who spent more than a decade writing for national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Metro before quitting London to travel with Craig to write this book and catalogue his journey. This is her debut non-fiction book with part two of the series already in progress.

CONTENTSPrologue The Day I Was Blown Up Teen SoldierWaking UpBionic ManRebuilding My FaceParalympic SailingNever Ending StoryThe Girl Who Could ShootLeaving EnglandThe Flying Frenchwoman Biscay Hair Of The Black DogAlive DayShifting Sands Monkeys And A Purple Panda The Brown TideSpliffs And NudistsEscaping Hijackers Sink Or Swim A Volcanic Explosion Trigger Finger Medicane Things Get SiriusSolo Crossing The AtlanticShip Log

“His recovery required a marathon of willpower, not only did he need more than 50 surgical operations, he had to adjust to a future as a triple amputee. Far from the Helmand desert, he found salvation in sailing, a sport he had loved since boyhood. He then embarks on another personal marathon – an epic 7,000 mile solo sailing trip. Starting off in Afghanistan, this book charts his remarkable journey – back to not just a normal life but a remarkable one.” — Colin Freeman, author of the Mad and the Brave: the Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion