Barbara Brassington, a 17 year old student at a High School in Cairns, North Queensland, and also a Cadet Under-Officer in the Australian Army Cadets, is with her unit on their Annual Camp in the dry savannah woodland at Dotswood, 100km west of Townsville. During a night navigation exercise a French military satellite crashes, showering the countryside with flaming fragments and setting fire to the bush.
After surviving a near miss Barbara provides leadership during the crisis and then finds herself being drawn into an international drama with deadly results. During this she has to make some very hard moral and ethical choices involving life and death. Her conscience is tested to its limits along with her physical and moral courage and she has to grapple with the ugly notion of treason.
During this time of extreme stress Barbara uses all her cadet skills and knowledge to help her survive and to achieve the goals she has set for herself. This is a fast paced tale of action, drama and romance described by one Officer of Cadets as ‘un-put-down-able’. This is a story that will appeal to soldiers as well as cadets and ex-cadets.
Chris Cummings- soldier, writer, teacher, parent, traveller and Officer of Cadets. During the last 73 years Chris has lived a very full life crammed with experiences, from which he draws authentic detail for his books.
Chris grew up in Cairns and Cape York Peninsula, frequently going to sea in his father's ships and experiencing many adventures which he has woven into his books. Bushwalking, history and travel have added depth to his experiences as have 59 years in uniform- 4 as an army cadet, 3 in the Regular Army, including a year on active service in Vietnam, and 23 in the Army Reserve plus 35 as an Officer of Cadets. So did 35 years of teaching. During that time he has raised a family and written 37 books. A dozen more are in production.
Chris has now handed over command of 130 Army Cadet Units (Heatley) and become the NQ Cadet Brigade Historian. This has now given him more time to write and publish more books.
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