A Soldier First: Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War

Canada's most popular military leader since World War II, General Rick Hillier tells his own story in A Soldier First--a frank, honest, eye-opening account of the General's quick climb through the ranks.

Author: Rick Hillier
Publisher: Harper
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 521
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780062026675

About the Author
Hillier, Rick: -

General Rick Hillier, born in Newfoundland and Labrador, enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1973 through the Regular Officer Training Plan program. He graduated from Memorial University in 1975 with a B.Sc. degree. In May 2003 Hillier was appointed Commander of the Army, and in October 2003 he was selected as the Commander of the NATO-led International security Assistance Force (IsAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. General Hillier was promoted to Chief of the Defence staff in February 2005 and stepped down in the summer of 2008.