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Discuss Any recommendations ? at the Regular Officer Recruiting forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; Can anyone recommend any books to read which give a realistic portrayal of the life ...
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04-01-2012, 14:02 #1Junior Member
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Any recommendations ?
Can anyone recommend any books to read which give a realistic portrayal of the life as a platoon commander ?
Much obliged !
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04-01-2012, 14:16 #2Junior Member
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Maybe try 'The Junior Officer's Reading Club' by Patrick Hennessey
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04-01-2012, 14:26 #3Junior Member
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Yeah read that one , not a bad read at all ! Also read 'faces of war' and 'bugles and a tiger'... Looking for something recent and exciting !
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04-01-2012, 14:41 #4Junior Member
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How about SAS Autobiographies? I'm just reading it now and it's pretty good but has nothing in it to do with being a platoon commander if that's just what you're looking for.
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04-01-2012, 15:44 #5Member
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Callsign Hades is probably the best one I have read.
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04-01-2012, 15:59 #6Senior Member
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I'd agree with siz87 callsign hades, though i've never been a platoon commander so it might be a bag of arrse. I've been a platoon sgt and from my experience the bloke in question does a decent job of motivating his blokes and keeping up moral.
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Try "Ears For Souvenirs - Baldwin, my part in his downfall" by Yusuf Salah ad-Din.
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04-01-2012, 21:02 #8Junior Member
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I've heard pretty strong reviews about 'call sign hades' , I'll get that one next ! 'ears for souvenirs' also sounds like a pretty compelling read .
Reading ranulph fiennes's autobiography 'mad bad and dangerous ' at the moment . Well worth a read if you happen to see it on the shelf !
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04-01-2012, 23:10 #9
Not a book, but try watching "A Serbian Film" Great portrayal of the "Balkan Conflict". You will be enlightened.
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"Carry on up the Kyber" is really good!
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