Chris Masters turns his penetrating gaze on the young men and women who make up the Australian Army. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely afforded an outsider, he gives heart and soul to the contemporary digger: how they are selected, how they are led, and how they are transformed from civilians to disciplined professional soldiers. And by sharing their experiences, he puts under severe challenge that soldiering is the province of dumb grunts.

Uncommon Soldier: Brave, Compassionate and Tough, the Making of Australia’s Modern Digger is a rich and powerful character study of the modern Australian soldier - war fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat and aid-worker.

Detail: Non-fiction, published 2013.

Format: Soft cover, illustrations, 400 pages.

Dimensions: 23.0 cm (h) x 14.9 cm (w) x 3.2 cm (d) / 506 grams.