Like A Soldier: The Remarkable True Story of Two Men Adventure/Military/History
Who Took on the Soviet Army in Afghanistan--and Won
Galen Geer
Out of the army, divorced, and out of a cushy job, Galen Geer lands what will either be a plum assignment from the controversial Soldier of Fortune magazine—or it will get him killed. Geer’s job is to sneak into Afghanistan, and get on-the-ground intel about the fighting for the readers of SOF. And while he’s there, to grab some new Soviet ammunition and a used Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical filter from a Soviet Armored Personnel Carrier.
When the Pakistanis cut off giving visas to Western journalists, a lucky meeting with UK journalist Peter Jouvenal led to a way in—and the beginning of a harrowing, sometimes hilarious, and exciting adventure. Never knowing who was his friend, and knowing that Afghani factionalism could turn today’s friend into tomorrow’s enemy, Geer and Jouvenal trekked over mountains and through valleys, up streams and across deserts, facing the cannon of a Russian helicopter virtually at point blank range, and dealing with the treachery of one of their guides.
When Geer and the filter return to the U.S., where he and SOF Editor Robert K. Brown endure rounds of meetings with the CIA, the State Department, and a group of congressmen and senators including Bob Dole and Ted Kennedy. If you loved Charlie Wilson’s War, you’ll love Like A Soldier.
Galen Geer is the U.S. Editor for African Hunter magazine, Outdoor Editor for Soldier of Fortune magazine, and teaches English Composition at the University of North Dakota. He has received numerous awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
When the Pakistanis cut off giving visas to Western journalists, a lucky meeting with UK journalist Peter Jouvenal led to a way in—and the beginning of a harrowing, sometimes hilarious, and exciting adventure. Never knowing who was his friend, and knowing that Afghani factionalism could turn today’s friend into tomorrow’s enemy, Geer and Jouvenal trekked over mountains and through valleys, up streams and across deserts, facing the cannon of a Russian helicopter virtually at point blank range, and dealing with the treachery of one of their guides.
When Geer and the filter return to the U.S., where he and SOF Editor Robert K. Brown endure rounds of meetings with the CIA, the State Department, and a group of congressmen and senators including Bob Dole and Ted Kennedy. If you loved Charlie Wilson’s War, you’ll love Like A Soldier.
Galen Geer is the U.S. Editor for African Hunter magazine, Outdoor Editor for Soldier of Fortune magazine, and teaches English Composition at the University of North Dakota. He has received numerous awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
