Rules of Engagement
(Sprache: Englisch)
Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world
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Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world
Autoren-Porträt von Tim Collins
Tim Collins was born in Belfast and was commissioned into the Army in 1981. After a career that encompassed tours in Northern Ireland, the Falklands Islands and Cyprus, time as an operations officer in the SAS and trekking with the Gurkhas in Eastern Nepal, aged 38 he was selected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and assumed command of 1 Royal Irish in January 2001. He led the Battalion on operations in East Tyrone, on Op FRESCO, the Fireman's strike, and on Op TELIC, the Liberation of Iraq. On returning from that war, he was the centre of a controversy over allegations of war crimes. After clearing his name he was promoted to Colonel. Tim retired from the Army in January 2004 and now lives in Kent with his wife and children.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tim Collins
- 2006, Maße: 12,8 x 3,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Headline
- ISBN-10: 0755313755
- ISBN-13: 9780755313754
Sprache:
Englisch
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"'He is a thinking soldier with a gift for words and tells his story well' John Keegan, SPECTATOR; 'This absorbing tale, by turns dramatic, thoughtful and humorous, is a lesson in the humanity behind a country at war' SUN; 'The book is a fascinating, detailed account of what he and his men went through in the invasion and delivers a hard-hitting message of where the Coalition has gone wrong since the invasion' Sydney SUN HERALD; 'His memoir is incendiary' Glasgow HERALD; 'Painfully compelling' Allan Mallinson, THE TIMES - Various"
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