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Tim Collins - Rules of Engagement~Tim Collins - 9780755313754 - KTG0009815
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Rules of Engagement~Tim Collins

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Description for Rules of Engagement~Tim Collins Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some shelf wear.
From the moment Tim Collins's speech to his men in Iraq was made public, this soldier and thinker became a hero and an inspiration to world leaders and infantrymen alike. To a public suspicious about the motives for war, he offered some explanation for it and inspired a mood of optimism and humanity that has since been sadly lost. And yet, only two months later Collins was pilloried by two national newspapers and accused of war crimes. But this is only part of his story. From taking command of 1 Royal Irish in the aftermath of the Sierra Leone hostage ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755313754
SKU
KTG0009815
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About 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 ... Read more

Reviews for Rules of Engagement~Tim Collins
'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 ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Rules of Engagement~Tim Collins


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