I am going to start sharing shorter stories and lessons that I am getting from the books I'm reading. I remember more of them by writing about them so I'm starting off with a dit from Incoming! by Garry Curtis. Garry spent time with the Royal Marines and the Fire Service before doing private security and a shit load more. Garry was out in N. Ireland in 1987 during the … [Read more...]
An Excursion to Hell – Vincent Bramley
Like most of the men on this journey, he didn’t know what to expect. What would the islands be like? The men had never heard of them before, let alone been there. The answer was the islands were cold. They were desolate. They were empty. They had an enemy dug in the hills that were going to try to kill them. This was the Falklands War in 1982. He didn’t know the … [Read more...]
SBS and the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi
The Northern Alliance were the good guys in Afghanistan. They had been fighting the Taliban and gathered some good intelligence but they maybe lacked the skills to defeat them alone. November 2001 in Northern Afghanistan, the Taliban were under some serious pressure in places. The Northern Alliance commander General Dostom had managed to talk some of the Taliban leaders and … [Read more...]
Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors…
I answered a request in a Facebook group to read a copy of Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors by Steven London and leave a review. Steven London has written the book in tribute to the unit he served with in Afghanistan, the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry from the US Army. The back of the book says... Steven London is a retired Purple Heart recipient with a passion for diplomacy and … [Read more...]
Assignment Selous Scouts
I shared a post on Instagram featuring the Selous Scouts. I hadn’t known too much about them and was happy to receive a message from a friend. He had tons of books about the Selous Scouts and was happy to send me a box full for me to read. Jackpot. They arrived and I had a look at all the titles, none of which I had come across before. The Inside Story of the Selous … [Read more...]