Soldier

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General Sir Mike Jackson's illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years & all that time he has shown loyalty courage & commitment to the British army whilst also being an undeniable media attraction. A man of substance where foreign policy is concerned he has served in theatres from the Artic to the jungle but is perhaps best known for his role in charge of the British troops to end ethnic cleansing in Kosovo for assembling the British ground component of the coalition that toppled the Taliban for equipping & organising the army we dispatched to defeat in Iraq & for re-organising the British army with aplomb. His drive enthusiasm & dominating personality were always popular with his soldiers & drove him right to the top of his profession. He may have been a general but he never stopped caring about the men & women in his charge despite the politics. Soldier: The Autobiography" exhibits all the qualities for which Jackson is admired; his professionalism his honesty his directness his exuberance & his sense of humour. Most of all it gives a vivid sense of what modern soldiering entails."