Dillon Hillier left a civilian life after Afghanistan to join Kurdish units fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq. In candid first-person scenes he explains why he volunteered and how ordinary choices led him back into combat.

For roughly three months Hillier lived and fought alongside Kurdish brigades, sharing trenches, partnering with a former U.S. Marine and facing close-range combat. His narrative blends tactical detail with personal reflection on fear, camaraderie and the razor-thin margins between survival and loss.

Part memoir, part battlefield chronicle, the book offers a rare Canadian perspective on modern irregular warfare and the human costs of confronting ISIS. Readers seeking direct frontline reportage and honest reflection on combat will find vivid, unvarnished scenes and clear-eyed assessments of what war demands.

Features

• First-person battlefield memoir
• Accounts of fighting with Kurdish forces
• Personal reflections on combat and survival

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