What they say about An Ordinary Soldier
"A riveting read. A compelling memoir
of a military life." Christina Lamb,
The Sunday Times"His gripping account of the two-week
battle is exhilarating, bloody, moving and
terrifying."
News of the World"Of the battalion of courageous tales
about the Iraq and Afghan conflicts, this
extraordinary account by an 'ordinary
soldier' is one of the finest."
Daily Mail books of the year 2008
"The text is littered like the terrain
of a war zone with body parts, spilt blood,
violent language, military acronyms and all
the stuff of recurring nightmares. "
Times Literary Supplement
"A record of an epic battle. Only four
words are needed. Amazing. Unputdownable.
Read it." Damien Lewis, author of Apache Dawn
"A great account of a remarkable career.
A must read for those who want to sample
the realities and complexities of UK operations
in Afghanistan." Captain Tim Illingworth
"What sets it apart from most military
memoirs is the unremitting self-analysis;
candid introspection cultivated in corners
of foreign fields." Owen Amos,
Northern Echo "Isolated, heavily outnumbered and
fighting for their lives in an action reminiscent
of Rorke's Drift."
Daily Mail on the Battle of Garmsir.
What they say about Doug Beattie's second
book, Task Force Helmand
