Sgt George McCafferty served two tours in Afghanistan. During his first, Operation Herrick 8 in 2008 - considered the year of the most bloody fighting of the entire war - he kept a diary on which this book is based. He is currently a firearms instructor in the Police (Civil Nuclear Constabulary).
Robert Cameron is also ex-military and now works in security. He is the author of three novels based upon his time in the military: ’Sterling’, ’Assets’ and ’Rogue’.