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Scorched Earth: Peacekeeping in Timor during a campaign of death and destruction Kindle Edition

by Tammy Pemper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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As a UN peacekeeper, I joined the East Timorese fight for life. By then, the earth had drunk the blood of one third of their population. But worse was still to come. I would see it for myself. I saw bodies carried to their deaths, machetes carve flesh from bone, and bullets spray into crowds of Timorese and at us peacekeepers. I learned the true meaning of fear, hopelessness, and courage. Shades of truth were twisted for evil gain. Every day I prepared to die. Decisions I made, which seemed so right, jeopardized the lives of others. Police held automatic weapons to my head, militia wrote my name on death lists, and people drew their last breath, all of them brave, braver than me. For this is the true story of my experience. In the midst of the East Timorese fight for independence, militia were determined to enact their scorched earth policy and raze Timor to the ground. Timorese voted; Timor burned. It is their story, our story: a story that must be told.
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Tammy Pemper is an Australian writer who has worked with the United Nations, Australian Federal Police, and the US Peace Corps to name a few. She is married to Peter, the Australian peacekeeper who is the central figure in this book. Tammy also came under fire in Timor. In addition to her passion for writing, Tammy continues to support projects worldwide, and will donate the profits of this book back into the Timorese community.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08C5MFZB5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Big Sky Publishing (July 5, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 36258 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Tammy Pemper has worked with the United Nations, Australian Federal Police, and the US Peace Corps to name a few.

The book, Scorched Earth, was completed through five years of interviews and first-hand experiences in Timor-Leste (East Timor). Tammy lived in Timor from 2000-2001, 2004-2006, and 2016-2018. To bring you this book, in 2000 she suffered dengue, where blood seeped from her pores and she needed to be hooked up to a drip in a military makeshift hospital. In 2006, she came under fire during Timor-Leste’s civil unrest. Grenades exploded in the hills behind her house, rounds hit her neighbours’ home, and gunfights erupted in the streets next to her. In 2018, she completed her research and final manuscript. Today, that book is in your hands.

In addition to her passion for writing, Tammy continues to support projects worldwide, and donates the profits of this book back into the Timorese community.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022
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Excellent well written recent history of a modern day tragedy. The story told from the perspective of an Australian policeman and a group of United Nations Peacekeepers. The country of East Timor is holding a referendum on independence from Indonesia. The story showcases the catastrophic failure of the United Nations that cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.
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