Barefoot Soldier: A Story of Extreme Valour

Beharry, Johnson & Cook, Nick

ISBN 10: 0316733210 / ISBN 13: 9780316733212

Published by Sphere, 2006

About this Item

hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy in a very well preserved pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Signed by Beharry on the title page, the body of text otherwise unmarked, colour plates, 370pp. Seller Inventory # 270866

Bibliographic Details

Title: Barefoot Soldier: A Story of Extreme Valour

Publisher: Sphere

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meager meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and laborer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland, and then went to Iraq. In May of 2004, Beharry helped assist a foot patrol caught in a series of ambushes. His vehicle was hit by multiple rocket propelled grenades but he drove through the ambush and extracted his wounded colleagues from the vehicle, all the time exposed to further enemy fire. He was cited on this occasion for "valour of the highest order". While back on duty in June 2004, a rocket propelled grenade hit Beharry's vehicle incapacitating his commander and injuring several of the crew. Despite his very serious head injuries, Beharry took control of his vehicle and drove it out of the ambush area before losing consciousness. He required brain surgery for his head injuries, and he was still recovering when he was awarded the VC in March 2005.

About the Author:

Beharry was born in Grenada in 1979. In 1999 he joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He has served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Iraq.