Soldier, Soldier
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Soldier, Soldier

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eBook - ePub

Soldier, Soldier

About this book

For his twelfth book, first published in 1985, Tony Parker was given near-unlimited access by the Ministry of Defence and spent eighteen months interviewing the officers and soldiers of a single British Army infantry regiment - as well as their wives. Both a pacifist and a former conscientious objector, Parker brought his singular perspective to the questioning of fighting men on what it means to bear arms for one's country.

'A unique picture of a social institution which is an exaggerated microcosm of society and yet set apart from it.' Scotsman

'A revealing glimpse into the lives and thoughts of the men in khaki.' Gerald Kaufman, Manchester Evening News

'Captivating bedside reading.' Sunday Telegraph

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9780571304431
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraphs
  6. Contents
  7. A Note on the Author
  8. 1 Overtures and Beginners
  9. 2 Three Lives
  10. 3 Some of the Lads
  11. 4 And We in the Meantime
  12. 5 Voices of Experience
  13. 6 Forwards, Sideways, Backwards
  14. 7 No Problem
  15. 8 Up through the Ranks
  16. 9 People like Us
  17. 10 Number One Top Soldier
  18. 11 In Several Places
  19. 12 A Totally Different Country
  20. 13 At the Edge of the Common
  21. 14 In Command: The General
  22. 15 Soldier, Soldier
  23. 16 In Ordinary Life
  24. 17 Coda: The Sweet War Man
  25. Acknowledgments
  26. Copyright