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Exit wounds, greg bearup, john cantwell melbourne university. In 2015 he released his latest book leadership in action. Exit wounds, one australians war on terror by john cantwell. Australia has been at war for the past twenty years and yet there has been no standout account from these conflicts. He has hidden his post traumatic stress disorder for decades, fearing it will affect his career. Exit wounds is the deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. Exit wounds is the compassionate and deeply human account of one mans tour of the war on terror, the moving story of life on a modern battlefield. Exit wounds one australians war on terror by john cantwell.

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