Introduction – A Boy, a Shoebox, and a Lie We Never Saw Coming There are moments in a man’s life that stay printed on the soul like ink on wet paper. For me, one of those moments happened long before I ever wore a military uniform, stood in an interrogation

Introduction: The City That Makes Me aChild Again Every time I travel to Singapore, something unusual happens to me.I encounter a man who has dedicated 1,800 days of his life to serving in war zones.A man trained to analyse threats, decode deception, and walk into danger with a steady pulse.

Introduction – A Boy, a Shoebox, and a Lie We Never Saw Coming There are moments in a man’s life that stay printed on the soul like ink on wet paper. For me, one of those moments happened long before I ever wore a military uniform, stood in an interrogation

Introduction – The Siren That Marked the Beginning of the End I remember 4 May 1980 with absolute clarity.It was a hot spring day.I was a first-grader in primary school, still innocent enough to believe that adults understoodthe world. Then the sirens began to scream. In Yugoslavia, sirens were the

Introduction I remember the moment with absolute clarity—the kind of memory carved into your mind by exhaustion, fear, and a sense of destiny. The gate was made of steel. It was a harsh winter morning. And above that gate, a sentence that would shape my life long after the war