Danger Close: Commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan - Hardcover

TOOTAL Colonel Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848542569 ISBN 13: 9781848542563

Publisher: John Murray, 2009

Synopsis

Rare book

About this title

About the Author:

Colonel Stuart Tootal has served in Germany, Northern Ireland, the Gulf War and during the invasion of Iraq. He also served in the MOD, for which he was awarded the OBE. In 2006, he commanded 3 PARA in Afghanistan and was awarded a DSO for outstanding leadership and gallantry. He subsequently set up the 3 PARA Afghan Trust charity, on leaving the army. He now works in the City and is a defence commentator for a major national TV network, numerous papers and radio programmes. He regularly lectures on leadership in challenging environments and his experiences in Afghanistan to forums. Danger Close is his first book.

Review:

'At last, a commander telling us the cold, harsh truth about this war. An excellent and compelling read' -- Andy McNab 'A gripping first-hand account of the realities of frontline command at the start of the bitterest war that Britain has fought for generations' -- Patrick Bishop, author of 3 PARA 'The first senior commander to provide an account of the fighting, Tootal's book is refreshingly free of the gung-ho machismo and sentimentality that afflicts other lesser entries of the genre' -- The Sunday Tribune 'Tootal offers the perspective of a man in charge ... he tells the story well ... passionate admiration for his men is matched by disdain for others' -- Sunday Times

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848542569
• ISBN 13: 9781848542563
• Binding: Hardcover