Colonel Stuart Tootal (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 9781848542587. A near fine softcover. 352 pages, maps, index, illustrated with colour photographs. Contents as new, clean, tight and bright. Book.

1st edition. 8vo. xiv + 306pp. Colour illustrations from photographs, maps. Original boards. Very good in pictorial d/w. lettered in black. ISBN 9781848542563 US$9.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. DANGER CLOSE Commanding 3 Para in Afghanistan. Colonel Stuart Tootal. John Murray publishers, London. 2009 First Edition ISBN 9781848542563 306pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in fine condition. There is a small signature to the f.e.p. The unclipped dust wrapper is also in fine condition. Colonel Stuart Tootal is the first senior commander to provide an account of the fighting in Afghanistan. A gritty portrayal of unforgiving conflict, Danger Close captures the essence of combat, the risks involved and the aftermath. 3 PARA was the first unit into Helmand in 2006. Sent on a peace mission, it became engaged in a level of combat that has not been experienced by the British Army since the end of the Korean War. Undermanned and suffering from equipment shortages, 3 PARA fought doggedly to win the break in battle. Numerous gallantry decorations were awarded, but they were not without cost. On returning from Afghanistan, Tootal fought to get proper treatment for his wounded and feeling frustrated with the Government's treatment of its soldiers, he resigned from the Army. This is a dramatic, and often moving, insight into the leadership of soldiers and the sharp end of war. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, many from the author's own collection. Ref JJ2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book ' Danger Close ; Commanding 3 Para in Afghanistan ' has boards and binding which are square and tight, the text block is clean and illustrated , the dust jacket has minor creasing to the head of a spine. This is a First Edition / 2nd Impression. Book price includes Tracked 48 postage in UK only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Danger Close by Colonel Stuart Tootal DSO OBE, Hardcover, First UK Edition (2009), SIGNED. Book in very good condition, in a similar unclipped dust jacket. The book has bumping to the spine ends and slight ageing to the page edges. The dust jacket shows minor wear to the extremities. Overall a very nice copy. (See pictures). The book is signed by the author to the title page, with the inscription 'Untrinque Paratus'. This is the Latin for 'Ready for Anything'. The author was responsible for commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan. 3 PARA's original deployment to the province of Helmand in 2006 was heralded as a peace mission, but it ended in serious combat with the Taliban. The battle group won numerous gallantry decorations, including the Victoria Cross, but they were not without the cost of many wounded and killed in action. Signed by Author(s).