On 11 September 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States. The Taliban government in Afghanistan sheltered the terrorist group. A multinational military coalition, including Canada and led by the United States, invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban government and attack Al-Qaeda. Canada's involvement included efforts to provide security to Afghanistan's new government after the Taliban were ousted and aid reconstruction in a country torn apart by a generation of war. Later, Canadians contributed to the war against a growing Taliban insurgency. Get an in-depth understanding of the day-to-day life of a Canadian tank driver in Afghanistan. This memoir recounts through this first-hand account, the personal experiences and mental stresses of modern warfare as they happened. Experience the same emotions detailed in this daily journal, as the author brings you along in a gripping, true story of what ""it"" was like, what happened, and what he saw while driving the main battle tank in Afghanistan. There has never been a more detailed account that explains the constantly changing tempo of which modern conflicts are fought.