Books by ABN Members

Danger Close: Commanding 3 Para in Afghanistan
By Colonel Stuart Tootal DSO OBE

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Whither The Fates Call - A Personal Account of National Service in the British Army 1950-1952.
By Keith Taylor

A unique record of an action packed National Service based on 208 letters 'home' From the Guards Depot at Caterham via Eaton Hall OCS to the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in Korea in 1951 and then onto Hong Kong/Chinese border smuggler prevention. Finally, 3 years TA in The Parachute Regiment including carrying the Regimental Colour at the Coronation of HM The Queen in 1953.
A nostalgic memoir told with a discerning eye and a sense of humour.

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Available from the printer Hart & Clough Limited, Ezra House, West 26 Business Park, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 4TQ.
Tel: 01274 863200
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Soldier: The Autobiography
By General Sir Mike Jackson

General Sir Mike Jackson's illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years and all that time he has shown loyalty, courage and commitment to the British army whilst also being an undeniable media attraction.
"Soldier: The Autobiography" exhibits all the qualities for which Jackson is admired; his professionalism, his honesty, his directness, his exuberance and his sense of humour. Most of all it gives a vivid sense of what modern soldiering entails.

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Books by Maurice Tugwell

Arnhem (A Case Study) (in English and German):
Airborne to Battle (in English and German):
The Unquiet Peace
Deception Operations
Peace with Freedom
Hertzl Street
Skiing for Beginners

Trusted Mole: A Soldier’s Journey into Bosnia’s Heart of Darkness
By Milos Stankovic MBE

A modern spy scandal, Trusted Mole is the powerful, disturbing and highly acclaimed account of how a British officer in the Parachute Regiment, of part Yugoslav origin, became painfully embroiled in the savage maelstrom of the Bosnian war.

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Into the Killing Zone: Dispatches from the Frontline in Afghanistan
By Sean Rayment

Leading commentator, Sean Rayment, has followed the conflict in Afghanistan from the first moment and tells the story of the rise and fall of the British effort in Afghanistan.

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"FROM THE FRONT LINE"
"Family Letters and Diaries, 1900 to the Falklands and Afghanistan"
Compiled and edited by Hew Pike

"From the Front Line" is a unique record of one family's military service during the major conflicts of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Thanks to careful editing of preserved family papers, each individual tells his story through letters and diaries which capture the military scene, reflecting family ties that bind them all closely.

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The Final Tally
by Colonel Philip (Tom) Cobley MBE

The Final Tally encapsulates the career of Colonel Philip (‘Tom’) Cobley MBE, late PARA, which spans 40 years of continuous active service in two Armies, initially commencing with 16 years at the Australian Regular Army, and including a further 24 years in the British Army.

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Books by Robert Kershaw

Never Surrender
Tank Men
Red Sabbath
War Without Garlands
D-Day
It Never Snows in September

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War & Peace in the Balkans
By Ian Oliver

The diplomacy of conflict in the former Yugoslavia

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Books by Peter Harclerode

Go To It! The Illustrated History of The 6th Airborne Division
Unholy Babylon – The Secret History of Saddam’s War
PARA! Fifty Years of The Parachute Regiment
Arnhem – A Tragedy of Errors
The Lost Masters - The Looting of Europe’s Treasurehouses
Equinox: Warfare
Secret Soldiers - Special Forces in The War Against Terrorism
Fighting Dirty – The Inside Story of Covert Operations From Ho Chi Minh to Osama bin Laden
Ghurka – The Illustrated History
Wings of War – Airborne Warfare 1918-1945
Fighting Brigadier – The Life & Times of Brigadier James Hill DSO ** MC

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Cool Postcards sides 1 & 2
by Chris Lobban

Recommended browsing for Mothers/Mobile Users/ Media Students/Men Only

Published by CELTAS ISBN 0-9547796-0-6
ABN price £4.99 PP £1.51
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The Utility of Force
The Art of War in the Modern World
by General Sir Rupert Smith

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The Army & Navy Club 1837 - 2008
by Anthony Dixon

Published by the Army & Navy Club, 36 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JN in April 2009, price £21.50 www.armynavyclub.co.uk

Caribbean Wars Untold, A Salute to the British West Indies
By Major General John Graham and Humphrey Metzgen

Published by the University of the West Indies Press, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago
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