Chemical Warrior: Syria, Salisbury and Saving Lives at War • Hamish de Bretton-Gordon • Hardcover

Chemical Warrior by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon 📚 A powerful memoir of humanitarian expertise, resilience, and life-saving work in extreme conditions 📖 Overview: Chemical Warrior is the memoir of Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a world-leading specialist in chemical defence whose work has focused on protecting lives in some of the most challenging environments on earth. Drawing on three decades of service and humanitarian support, the book offers insight into how chemical threats are identified, mitigated, and responded to, alongside the vital role of training and preparedness. Interwoven with this professional journey is a deeply personal story. After surviving repeated high-risk deployments, de Bretton-Gordon was diagnosed with a serious heart condition that forced him to confront the fragility of his own life. This moment of reckoning sharpened his commitment to ensuring his work continued to make a meaningful difference. Combining first-hand experience with reflections on responsibility, courage, and compassion, Chemical Warrior sheds light on a rarely seen field of expertise while remaining grounded in its central concern: saving lives. 🗞️ Praise: “His work has saved lives and given hope.” — Professor David Nott 📘 Details: • Format: Hardcover • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing • Publication date: 3 September 2020 • Print length: 320 pages 🔍 Good Condition: Books in good condition typically show general shelfwear. This may include creasing, a broken spine, bumping, chipping, scuffs to the cover and corners, edge wear, discolouration, tanning, foxing, or once-folded pages. They may also contain inscriptions, annotations, or highlighting. Please review the photos for specific defects and refer to the condition terminology in the About section.#ChemicalWarrior#HamishDeBrettonGordon#Memoir#HumanitarianWork#WorldHistory#GlobalSecurity#MedicalResponse#MilitaryTechnology