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Everybody writes a hero story. Publicists describe them as gritty. Their authors undoubtedly write in standard form and recycled words: “Nothing could have prepared me for what happened next…”

No Diplomacy bucks this trend.

Unlike anything previously published, No Diplomacy is the antithesis to a superhero story.

It’s one you…

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1 author picked No Diplomacy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

What does it mean to be a hero? In No Diplomacy, Andrew Lafleche tells his unvarnished truth.

This book takes us on a tour of ‘The Sandbox’ (Afghanistan) with the Canadian Armed Forces and is as real as it gets. This short and powerful read is just that—a gut-wrenching account seen through the eyes of an infantry soldier. In it, Lafleche depicts the insanity, monotony, and futility of war and how he emerges from a near-death experience as a changed human being.

Take a deep breath before you read this one. Lafleche holds nothing back. 

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