A modern heroic
IModern Military Heroes
Narelle Biedermann
Random House
266 pages, $34.95


THE mere fact that this book exists is in itself an incredible feat.
Modern Military Heroes is an amazing insight into the lives and actions of 13 ADF personnel who have been decorated for courage and gallantry over the past 25 years.
Author Narelle Biedermann has completed a mission impossible: she has been able to get the full account of what happened from people who have never told their whole story.
All of those interviewed have always seen their actions as acts attributable to anyone confronted with the situation they faced, and as such were very reluctant to talk about them. But their silence meant that Australians were largely unaware of what they had done.
This book now ensures that the people of today, and the generations to come, will know that the courage of Anzac didn’t stop with the ADF’s withdrawal from Vietnam.