"In a high-altitude war zone where survival is negotiated by the hour, a Commanding Officer must choose who returns home. No amount of training could have prepared him for the decisions that will shadow his every step.

Based on real events, the narrative captures the full spectrum of war-from the audacity of clandestine cliffside tracks and the predatory patience of ambushes, to the lethal geometry of gun battles. Yet his deadliest battle unfolds on a silent front: keeping isolated men from breaking within.

What begins as a military mission deepens into a reckoning with mortality, responsibility and the quiet discipline required to act with honour.

Part visceral thriller and part meditation on excellence, this gripping book entertains fiction lovers while offering professionals hard-won lessons in resilience and leadership. Though it belongs on the fiction shelf, there is little doubt that, at its core, this book also serves as a compelling leadership manual."