Colin Freeman Boeken

The true story of a retired British army officer's private Somali-hostage rescue mission.

The book offers an illustrated exploration of an Australian Army Patrol along a historic military road in New Guinea, constructed by Army Engineers during World War II. It combines vivid descriptions of the region's history and geography, providing a unique perspective on the challenges faced by soldiers and the significance of the terrain in wartime operations.

Somalia is a brutal, lawless country. It's a place where human life is cheap and tribal warlords are locked in a power struggle with Islamist guerillas and bands of surreal 21st-century pirates. Into this mix blunders Freeman, hoping to interview the pirates. This book tells how he was taken hostage by the pirates.