BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It was 30 years ago that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, who is currently leading the peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, guided former BBC "History Guy" Chris Woolf and a colleague through a horrific war zone that they'd wandered into from Kabul.
At that time, another major force—the Soviet Union—was withdrawing from the country, paralleling this year's events. In a suspenseful new memoir, Woolf recounts the trauma of traversing minefields, the shifting loyalties of the Afghans, and an interview with legendary Mujahidin leader, Ahmed Shah Massoud.
His book, "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan" will be published October 4 and is available for preorders on Amazon.com now. Among early reactions:
Dr. Jonathan Schroden, former senior adviser to the US military's Central Command, and to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, noted, "Chris Woolf has written a truly personal tale that is both gripping and historically significant for the war between the Soviet-backed government and Mujahedin in Afghanistan. His mix of personal, cultural, and wartime reflections make this a story well worth the time of Afghanistan aficionados and casual readers alike."
Qais Akbar Omar, author, "A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story" wrote, "'Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush' is at once gripping, informative, suspenseful, and at times it reads like a thriller."
Lieutenant-Colonel M.L. Cavanaugh, U.S. Army and Senior Fellow, Modern War Institute at West Point, said, "Combat can feel like the ant on an elephant's tail: overwhelmed and along for the ride. Chris Woolf's memoir … is just such an up-and-down tale, with the momentary highs and gut-crushing lows common to combat. When the teenage goat herder fires his AK-47 in the first few pages – you'll know how that ant feels, just holding on, exhilarated, terrified, never really knowing what comes next."
Self-published through IngramSpark, "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush" will be available in paperback, ebook and audiobook formats. The paperback ISBN is 978-1-7375303-5-0.
For more information, please see https://chriswoolfbooks.com/ or follow Woolf on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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