Dusty Warriors

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Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling & at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier. In this remarkable book Richard Holmes draws on the testimonies of the 700 soldiers of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment to capture in vivid detail the average soldiers day-to-day experience of war. Embroiled in a conflict often too dangerous for reporters to cover these soldiers -- most of them young many without any previous experience of warfare -- have kept ongoing records of the drudgery anxiety & horror involved in fighting a violent & increasingly unpopular war against a ruthless & resourceful enemy. All have risked their lives & many have died. Others have been recognised & awarded for their courage resourcefulness & gallantry -- Private Johnson Beharry recently became the first man to be awarded the Victoria Cross in twenty-three years. With these intimate & revealing glimpses of life in the modern army Richard Holmes paints a sweeping portrait of a new generation of soldiers -- grunts gallants & heroes -- & the sacrifices their decision to fight for their country entails.