Life Wasn't Boring
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Life Wasn't Boring

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Life Wasn't Boring

About this book

Soldiering is a serious, frequently bloody business. That aspect has been documented endlessly. But behind the blood, thunder and de-humanising aspects of conflict are people – people in uniform and people supporting them. All of them have personal feelings and aspirations and they experience the humdrum assortment of daily occurrences that closely match those of their counterparts in civil society. Those aspects of their lives are not widely reported, or appreciated, and it is on those that this book has its focus. 'Life Wasn't Boring' relates the life, times, successes, failures and, most importantly, the personal inter-actions and loves of a professional infantry officer and his family, over more than a third of the century that was his service. Some parts are as serious as can be expected of a military account. Other parts might surprise, entertain and even amuse the reader. Together they hold up a mirror to reveal the human side of being a soldier.

Information

Publisher
Uniform
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781914414398
eBook ISBN
9781911397199
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. CHAPTER ONE: MY FAMILY AND EARLY YEARS
  6. CHAPTER TWO: OFFICER TRAINING
  7. CHAPTER THREE: BEGINNING IN BALLYKINLER
  8. CHAPTER FOUR: BERLIN – A SUBALTERN’S LIFE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
  9. CHAPTER FIVE: ACTION IN ADEN
  10. CHAPTER SIX: TIDWORTH, ALDERSHOT AND PENETRATION
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN: STARTING LIFE TOGETHER IN WARMINSTER
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT: THE PADERBORN/NORTHERN IRELAND SHUTTLE
  13. CHAPTER NINE: SANDHURST – A DECADE LATE
  14. CHAPTER TEN: HARD TIMES IN LONDONDERRY
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN: STAFF COLLEGE – FROM EXTRA MATHS TO A COAT OF MANY COLOURS
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE: BERLIN – A SECOND HELPING
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SOLDIERING IN A SUIT
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: COMMANDING THE POMPADOURS
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: PLANNING FOR WORLD WAR III
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: VIRTUAL WARFARE – THE BRIGADE AND BATTLEGROUP TRAINER
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: SWANSONG AT UPAVON
  23. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  24. GLOSSARY
  25. COPYRIGHT

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