The Changing of the Guard : the British army since 9/11
by
Simon Akam
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1913348482
ISBN-13
9781913348489
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Imprint
Scribe Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 11th, 2021
Print length
704 Pages
Weight
978 grams
Dimensions
16.60 x 24.10 x 5.80 cms
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A TLS and a Prospect Book of the YearA revelatory, explosive new analysis of the military today. Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. This book questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed from assiduous documentary research, field reportage, and hundreds of interviews with many soldiers and officers who served, as well as the politicians who directed them, the allies who accompanied them, and the family members who loved and — on occasion — lost them, it is a strikingly rich, nuanced portrait of one of our pivotal national institutions in a time of great stress. Award-winning journalist Simon Akam, who spent a year in the army when he was 18, returned a decade later to see how the institution had changed. His book examines the relevance of the armed forces today — their social, economic, political, and cultural role. This is as much a book about Britain, and about the politics of failure, as it is about the military.
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