A TLS and a Prospect Book of the Year
A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the military today.
Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century the British Army fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. Award-winning journalist Simon Akam questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed from assiduous documentary research, field reportage, and hundreds of interviews, this book is a strikingly rich, nuanced portrait of one of our pivotal national institutions in a time of great stress.
This is as much a book about Britain, and about the politics of failure, as it is about the military.
| ISBN: | 9781914484124 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2021 |
| Author: | Simon Akam |
| Publisher: | Scribe UK an imprint of Scribe Publications Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 704 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern warfare Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Espionage and secret services Geopolitics Terrorism, armed struggle Special and elite forces Military intelligence War and defence operations Military institutions Military history Military and defence strategy Reportage, journalism or collected columns Peace studies and conflict resolution |