{"product_id":"under-the-blue-beret-9781459708327","title":"Under the Blue Beret","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trauma of hostile fire, roadside bombs, mines, and the ab- duction and death of comrades is told in vivid, unforgettable detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe fundamental and essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep the peace. Everything which does not further that goal, either directly or indirectly, is at best superfluous.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Henry Cabot Lodge, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the 1950s to the present day, Canadian peacekeepers have been employed as a stabilizing force and an instrument of peace in every corner of the globe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this first-hand account, Terry Stoney Burke paints a graphic picture of a peacekeeper's life in one of the most tumultuous and dangerous regions of the world. From the war-torn island of Cyprus, through his later missions in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, we follow him as he weaves an intriguing narrative of life as a Canadian peacekeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Burke's descriptions of the interactions between the peacekeepers are fascinating and give a personal feel to the massive operation that is the U.N. This is a real, humbling, hilarious and poignant memoir by a veteran, giving readers a minute idea of what soldiers sacrifice to promote peace and stability.\" * Publisher's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this autobiographical accounting of his active participation to uphold [the United Nations’ mandate to ‘keep the peace’], author Terry “Stoney” Burke provides an insightful, and –despite the “peacekeeping” nature of that work – all too often harrowing on-the-ground view of what  exactly it entails.\" * Ontario Historical Society Bulletin *","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578013258071,"sku":"9781459708327","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459708327.jpg?v=1746097584","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/under-the-blue-beret-9781459708327","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}