"A memoir of Cosgrove, the former Australian of the Year. Here, he presents his military career and personal life. Perhaps the greatest challenge of his career came in 1999, when he was given command of a multinational force to restore peace and security in East Timor."--website.

Contents: 1 The Early Years 1 -- 2 Duntroon 32 -- 3 Overseas for the First Time 49 -- 4 Vietnam 65 -- 5 Through the Ranks 106 -- 6 Evacuation Operations in East Timor 148 -- 7 Towards Intervention 166 -- 8 Lodgment 179 -- 9 Some Close Calls 196 -- 10 The Expanding Ink Spot 217 -- 11 Combat and the Coming 238 -- 12 Steady to Unsteady State 254 -- 13 Support from Australia 278 -- 14 Handover and Home 295 -- 15 Army Command 318 -- 16 Ball Bombings 348 -- 17 Back to the Gulf 360 -- 18 Operations Close to Home and More Controversy 382 -- 19 Some Low Points, an Emergency and a Homecoming 403 -- 20 Vale 428. Includes index.