10-11 April 2008
Hugh gives a talk on post-traumatic stress disorder in aid of the Army
Benevolent Fund
During a brief two-day visit to Northern Ireland,
Hugh gave a talk in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund to around 130
people at the TA centre at Hydebank for 204 Field Hospital.
"It's
great to be back", he said
"the place has changed so much from
when I was patrolling round".
He had intended to talk about PTSD in more general
terms but decided at the last minute to let people know how it has
affected him: "I thought that the time
was right" he said.
"Writing the book has been a cathartic
experience for me but I know that for a lot the guys out there they
don"t have that outlet.
"I'm
just trying to let people know what war does to people not just
physically but mentally".
Hugh
and his latest book "Forgotten Voices of the Falklands"
31 March 2008
Paperback edition is available now
FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE FALKLANDS
Drawing upon the vast resources of the Imperial
War Museum's Sound Archive, and containing previously unpublished
material, "Forgotten Voices of the Falklands War" presents the first
complete oral history of the Falklands War. From the initial invasion
of the islands to the British landings to the Argentinean surrender and
its aftermath, the book is a unique and essential chronicle of the
conflict from all sides and perspectives, told in the participants' own
voices. Hugh McManners, who himself fought in the Falklands War, has
created the definitive oral history book on the subject.
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this book on Amazon
COMPLETE WILDERNESS MANUAL
Hugh's highly successful DK "Complete Wilderness
Training Manual" has been revised and re-published both the in the UK
and the USA. Hugh will be making various appearances and giving
lectures connected with this republication.
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this book on Amazon
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Hugh McManners is an author of over fifteen books
and numerous press articles which focus mainly on military related
subjects and outdoor activities. He also has extensive broadcast
experience as a presenter, co-producer and expert "pundit".
He was born into an academic family in Oxford, the
son of historian
Rev
Prof John McManners FBA, and was brought up in Australia. He
was educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School - Shore -
Magdalen College School Oxford, and the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst. He read Geography at St Edmund Hall Oxford.
Hugh spent 18 years in the British Army, the
majority of his time serving with 3 Commando Brigade, spending five
years with 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery. He
qualified as a commando, paratrooper, and an army diving supervisor. During
the Falklands War, he fought with the Special Boat Service
and worked with the SAS, and was awarded a "Mention in Despatches". He
also ran the British Army's jungle warfare training school in Belize.
Hugh passed the year-long Army Staff College
course at Camberley, and survived two tours of duty behind a desk
inside the MoD in London. He has served at Fort Ord California with the
US Army's 2nd Infantry Division (Light), on counter terrorist duties in
Armagh, Northern Ireland, and with the United Nations in Cyprus during
the Turkish invasion of 1974.
Hugh was the Defence Correspondent of London's
Sunday Times newspaper for five years, and has co-produced a list of
television documentaries and series on military subjects. He
co-presented the BBC2 Bare Necessities survival series. He is the
author of many military books including the hard-hitting Scars of War,
and several very successful Dorling Kindersley titles, including the
Outdoor Training Manual and the Commando Survival Guide.
He continues to work as an author and broadcaster,
lives in Oxford, and has two very musical sons. Also a musician, he is
the singer and guitarist for the Bash Band
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