Books by ABN Members

The Hated
By Mick Cotton
Prepare yourself for a violent journey through the strife torn streets of Belfast in the early seventies where bombings, shootings and riots are everyday events. Then with a mercenary force to Africa bent on getting hidden loot whatever the cost.
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Special Force. The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS)-
By Alastair MacKenzie
The exploits of the British Army’s elite 22nd Special Air Service Regiment – the regiment of the SAS that forms part of the Regular army – are shrouded in mystery and myths abound about its members. But what is the truth behind the public façade of clinical professionalism? How has such a small regiment attracted so many weighty legends? And what is the purpose of the SAS in the 21st century? Special Force provides an original and unusually critical overview of the activities of the SAS from the Malayan Emergency of 1950 to the present day.
In the context of a detailed and often controversial analysis of the post-war activities of the Regiment, MacKenzie establishes that the Regiment’s almost legendary professional competence is often not backed up by reality. Far from being part of a structured deployment of strategic military assets, MacKenzie argues that the use of the SAS in recent years has been primarily driven by the ‘entrepreneurial’ actions of a few SAS commanding officers. Special Force not only offers a revelatory history of the SAS in the modern period, it is also a disturbing exposé of the truth behind the myth. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the British military – past, present and future. More details here
Fishing in Time
By Barney Rolfe-Smith
The History of the Leintwardine Fishing Club. 10% from the sale of each book will be shared with Fishing for Heroes and the Parachute Regiment Charity.
For more details and to purchase please go to www.fishing-in-time.co.uk
Grow Your Own Charity
By David Marfleet
With so many members of ABN now involved in running various regimental and veteran charities, they may be interested in David Marfleet's latest book ‘Grow Your Own Charity’ which is targeted at founders and trustees of small charities who have plenty of ideas about how to serve the beneficiaries, but are running out of steam when it comes to getting the resources in.
There is a special introductory price of £10.50 +pp (rrp £12.95) and is available at www.growyourowncharity.co.uk
With the PARAs in Helmand
By Craig Allen
With the Paras in Helmand is an account of the 2008 tour and a percentage of each book sold will go towards the Afghan Trust, click here for more details and to order (Amazon).
Danger Close: Commanding 3 Para in Afghanistan
By Colonel Stuart Tootal DSO OBE

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What better way to start the new year than to get fighting fit? Major Sam McGrath of the legendary Parachute Regiment has put together this easy to use and inspirational exercise guide that is perfect for everyone - from the couch potato civilian to the aspiring Para recruit. Major McGrath previously ran the selection course for the Parachute Regiment - the brutal 'P' Company and he draws on his vast experience to create a step-by-step guide to improving fitness through easy to follow exercise programmes. But this is more than just an exercise guide - it offers advice on how to choose a gym or personal trainer as well as healthy eating. The book also sets out five aspirational challenges for readers to aim for if they follow the exercise programmes including a 10 mile race and the gruelling Fan Dance around the Brecon Beacons. If you can do that then you know you really are Para Fighting Fit!

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All proceeds to be spilt between Fairbridge: www.fairbridge.org.uk, and
The Parachute Regiment Afghan Trust: www.afghanistantrust.org

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
E: r.clough@hartandclough.co.uk

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
www.uwipress.com