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Learn moreA gripping memoir by a former NZSAS commander on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits
In 2011, following the Taliban siege on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, an SAS soldier identified only as Serviceman J was awarded New Zealand's second highest military honour by showing outstanding gallantry in the face of danger. After eighteen years in the New Zealand SAS, ex-commander Jamie Pennell is now ready to tell his story.
Having survived the famously tough SAS selection course and excelled during its brutal training, Jamie was sent on four deployments to Afghanistan and played a critical role in New Zealand's operations. From patrols across desert territories run by warlords to hostile fire and near-death combat, Serviceman J is a heart-stopping account of life inside one of the world's most elite military forces.
Jamie Pennell has had an esteemed eighteen-year career as a soldier and leader inside the New Zealand SAS. He was sent on multiple combat operations in Afghanistan to assist other nations and the Afghan special forces in the war on terror. After leaving the Defence Force, Jamie worked with high performance athletes where he helped them achieve their sporting goals. Jamie now works as the Head of Mangatāwhiri Campus, Dilworth School, delivering their Learning in the Outdoors Programme, Te Haerenga (The Journey), training young men in skills for life.
Since graduating from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, Michael has established a fine career in film, theatre and television in New Zealand and Australia. Michael's film credits include Angelina Jolie's Unbroken, Slow West with Michael Fassbender and Ben Mendelsohn, and the lead role in the Australian film The Pretend One, though he is perhaps best-known internationally for his character Flynn in the US series Legend of the Seeker.