Gilbert Greenall (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing to edges otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 16pp bit creased. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Gilbert Greenall is an unlikely person to find on the front lines of any humanitarian emergency. This memoirtells the story of how a privileged old Etonian and former Guards officer broke the rules, made new ones andtook a different path in life to become one of the worlds leading humanitarians. Subversive, and determined,tenacious to the point of becoming a doctor in the process, he achieved results by breaking convention. From the jungles of Cambodia rescuing refugees during the final days of the Khmer Rouge in 1979 to the chaos of Baghdadin 2016, this is a powerful story of the response to human catastrophe over four decades. Greenall charts the changes inhumanitarian assistance, revealing contradictions and triumphs, from the uncoordinated activities of a few small charitiesto the multi-billion dollar operations of today. He takes the reader through wars, famines, earthquakes, floods, and volcaniceruptions, yet there is time for humorous observation of misadventure and the absurdity of some decision making. This memoir also tracks the inside story of a series of world events. The creation of autonomous Kurdistan, the tragedy ofthe Bosnia conflict, the drama of the Kosovo refugee crisis, Gaza and the West Bank during the Second Intifada, Israels 2006war in Lebanon, the Sunni uprising in Fallujah, and the chaotic western policies of Iraq and Afghanistan unravel on thesepages. He describes the slide towards chaos in Iraq and the unedifying spectacle of the final years of the British deploymentin Afghanistan. But he also shows an unwelcome change in attitude of those engaged and their organisations. The failingsand complacency of large humanitarian organisations were already self-evident even before the sector was beset withrecent scandals. Greenall has you chasing down the Mostar road under fire in Bosnia with a British government ministerin the passenger seat, changing the wheel on a Boeing 727 in the midst of a battle in the Angolan highlands and driving outof the back of a military transport aircraft while still airborne in the middle of the night over Afghanistan, all in the nameof humanitarian assistance. This is a fast moving narrative, an emotional journey and above all an adventure story, butnevertheless includes an observation of the military risks and political constraints. Gilbert lives in Ledbury, Herefordshire. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 63pp pencilled prices realised. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 35pp pencilled prices realised. Includes bill receipt for one of the lots bought. Book.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. From the jungles of Cambodia rescuing refugees during the final days of the Khmer Rouge in 1979 to the chaos of Baghdad in 2016, this is a powerful story of the response to human catastrophe over four decades (from flap of dust jacket) Near fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket: Near fine. Hardback.

Drawn by CB. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 35 x 19cm. Library stamp to verso, image unaffected. With original leaf of biographical text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost as New. Colour photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed with just the authors name "Gilbert Greenall" to title page. Looks unread to inside. The right outer edge block has a few small brown flecks/marks. The dust jacket is like new. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are welcome. tl. Signed by Author(s).