Dusty Warriors

<p>Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier.</p> <p>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 soldier's 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 and horror involved in fighting a violent and increasingly unpopular war against a ruthless and resourceful enemy. All have risked their lives and many have died. Others have been recognised and awarded for their courage resourcefulness and gallantry - Private Johnson Beharry recently became the first man to be awarded the Victoria Cross in twenty-three years.</p> <p>With these intimate and revealing glimpses of life in the modern army Richard Holmes paints a sweeping portrait of a new generation of soldiers - grunts gallants and heroes - and the sacrifices their decision to fight for their country entails.</p>