ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is a powerful documentary about the Danish military's historical combat in the blossoming river-valley called The Green Zone, a wave of attacks initiated during the fall of 2007, which has led to the toughest battle involving Danish platoons since the War of 1864.

Writer and journalist Kim Hundevadt has paid several visits to the Danish soldiers at the frontier in Afghanistan, and this book is based mainly on their powerful and moving stories. Furthermore, the author has gained access to a number of classified documents pertaining to the conflict, pushing the limits for what the public is able to learn about the war.

EXCERPT FROM THE FOREWORD

The purpose of this book is not to justify the Danish involvement in the war against the Taleban. Nor is the purpose to make propaganda in favour of the opposite point of view - pulling the forces out of the country as soon as possible.

The sole purpose of this book is to provide a sober and honest account of what is happening at the frontlines in Helmand and, if possible, to raise the bar on the debate about Denmark as a warring nation, a debate often marked by ignorance.

Besides bringing out these powerful stories from the front, the book also puts the entire participation in the war in Afghanistan into perspective, disclosing a number of previously unknown background information. This information is concentrated in the beginning of the second part of the book.

Primarily, however, the book revolves around Section 4, a platoon headed by lieutenant colonel Kim Kristensen which arrived in Helmand in August 2007 and returned home in February 2008.

The reason for this focus is that Section 4 was the first platoon to be thrown into an actual war of aggression and thus wrote a piece of Danish history. Though not without great human sacrifice. Five of the soldiers in the division lost their lives while 10 were wounded in battle. This is the story of them and their comrades.

Tomorrow We Launch another Attack is a tough yet candid read, even more so due to the fact that this isn't fiction but reality in its most unsweetened form.

THE AUTHOR

Kim Hundevadt is a journalist with Danish paper Jyllands-Posten and the author of The Provo and the Prophet, The Pathfinder as well as several travel guides.

RIGHTS

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press

 "Nothing short of excellent [ ...] Read it before having an opinion about the war in Afghanistan." Weekendavisen

"Hundevadt draws a searching, spellbinding and dramatic portrait of how the war against the Taleban feels to those who fight it [ ... ] A must-read. Information

"A gripping read." ****** Arena

"Kim Hundevadt's new book is a must." journalisten.dk

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