From Bosnia’s Snow to Iraq’s Sand: A Medic’s Love Story

When Sgt Robert Stewart a quiet, determined biomedical scientist boards a flight to Bugonjo, Bosnia, he is expecting just another demanding deployment. What he doesn't expect is Katie Williams, a sharp-witted, fiercely capable combat medical technician whose presence will change the course of his life. Thrown together in a war-torn landscape, Robert and Katie navigate the relentless rhythm of military medical work,  punctuated by gunfire and explosion's with rare moments of laughter that become their lifeline.
What begins as friendship deepens through shared duty, unspoken trust, faith in adversity and the fragile humanity they fight to preserve. As the years unfold, their story stretches across continents and conflicts, from Bosnia's biting cold to the heat and dust of Iraq. Experience the chaos of the Thiepval Barracks bombing to the terror of the NIS Express attack in Kosovo. Promotions come and responsibilities grow.
The bond between them becomes the one constant in a world defined by uncertainty. Beyond the frontlines, they discover a life worth building together with stolen holidays in Hong Kong and Vienna, quiet evenings between deployments. With the slow and steady realisation that love can survive even the harshest theatres of war. After more than twenty-two years of service, Robert and Katie face their greatest transition yet, leaving the Army and stepping into new identities as writers, who are determined to tell the stories that shaped them and their lives.
A sweeping intimate tale of courage, companionship, and the healing power of love. From Bosnia's Snow to Iraq's Sand is a tribute to the medics who serve, the sacrifices they carry, the lives the save and the future that they built beyond the battlefield. ebook cover was designed by co-pilot modifying a photo of myself in Iraq.