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Marine A

The Truth About the Murder Conviction

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Marine A

By: Alexander Blackman
Narrated by: Jake Wood
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For the first time, a blistering, highly charged account from the man known as 'Marine A' who was at the centre of the controversial murder of a wounded Taliban fighter. His case led to an unprecedented wave of public support which raised over £800,000 to fund his appeal. The nerve-shredding situations Sgt. Blackman operated within, under sustained attack for long periods, living in the unrelenting horror of a theatre of war, took their toll mentally and physically.

©2019 Sergeant Alexander Blackman (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Afghan & Iraq Wars Military Military & War Political Science Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government War Thought-Provoking Inspiring

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An incredibly honest insight into colour Sergeant Al B
lackmans life. To date, including the outrageous murder conviction handed down to him by the MOD court-martial and Jeff Blackett.
Typical of our political system to dishonour members of the armed forces and sacrifice them to satisfy the snowflake armchair critics and media.
A fantastic book clearly written from the heart of a genuinely decent soldier who was only doing his job under extreme circumstances in a situation that only a small percentage of people could even begin to comprehend.
I wish Al Blackman and his wife all the very best for the future.

A brave and honest account from Royal Marine colour Sergeant Al Blackman.

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I had heard various versions of this story, it was refreshing to hear it from SGT Blackman himself. His humble, honest account of the incidents leading to this story is a must read / listen. The fact that we are all human, and we all have feelings, and no one is invincable is forgotten by some. The author explains his thoughts and fears through his challenges, he is a pure inspiration, and gives hope to those who are facing difficult times. His true love and respect to his wife is apparent, which in effect helped Marine A to his release. PER MARE PER TERAM

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What an amazing story and I’m so glad I listened to it as when this incident was first reported in the news I was shocked that one of our troops would do this.... however the headlines were wrong and sensationalised thankfully Al is a free man.
My only comment would be the narrator mispronounced terms like Corp and Casevac as an ex serviceman it made me chuckle.

Military terminology

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A moving account of a hero's greatest battle against the very people and establishment who should have had his back.
Spoilt only by a few missing pieces of dialogue which seems quite common with Audible just lately.

A great true story.

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thanks for your service Royal. hope life is good mate and you live life to the full

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