About HughHugh McManners writes books about military matters, military history, and a wide range of outdoor wilderness survival and training activities. 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; fighting in the Falklands War with the SBS. He qualified as a commando, paratrooper, jungle warfare instructor and army diving supervisor, as well as graduating ‘psc’ from the Army Staff College Camberly. He’s been writing books since 1984, and throughout the early ninties made television documentaries, before a five-year stretch as the Defence Correspondent of British national newspaper The Sunday Times. |
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Available from 11 November 2010. With a Foreword by British commanding general Rupert Smith, this book covers the Gulf crisis from August 1991 when Saddam Hussein invaded the oil state of Kuwait, the massive build-up of the largest armoured force the world has ever seen, through the unparalleled air war, the largest tank battle ever, to the unsatisfactory peace with its enormously expensive air containment and land operations against Iraq. More… |
Essential guidesHugh’s ‘Essential guides’ provide background information in his areas of expertise. The guides are only available on this website. |
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