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About The Book
After university and Sandhurst, Charles Thoroughgood has now joined the Assault Commandos and is on a four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast. The thankless task facing him and his men -- to patrol the tension-filled streets through weeks of boredom punctuated by bursts of horror -- takes them through times of tragedy, madness, laughter and terror.
Alan Judd tells Thoroughgood's tale with verve, compassion and humour. The result is an exceptionally fine novel which blends bitter human incident with army farce.
'Quite simply one of the best novels of army life I've read' Jack Higgins
'Entertaining and compulsively readable' Melvyn Bragg
'Human, sympathetic and engrossing' Daily Mirror
Alan Judd tells Thoroughgood's tale with verve, compassion and humour. The result is an exceptionally fine novel which blends bitter human incident with army farce.
'Quite simply one of the best novels of army life I've read' Jack Higgins
'Entertaining and compulsively readable' Melvyn Bragg
'Human, sympathetic and engrossing' Daily Mirror
About The Author
Photograph © Colin Bell
Alan Judd is the multiple award-winning author of sixteen novels, three of which have been filmed. He has also written two major biographies, Ford Madox Ford and The Quest for C, the authorised biography of the founder of MI6. Before becoming a full-time writer, he served in the Army and the Foreign Office and was subsequently a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. He currently writes he motoring column for The Oldie.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (January 5, 2012)
- Length: 464 pages
- ISBN13: 9781471101045
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