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• Ian Traveller

  I found this book to give a quite vivid sense of what life for Andy Flower was like in the army as well as the situations he found himself in. Although very harrowing at times he seems to find a way of coping and in this i am sure was helped by not only his optimism and skill in finding solutions to the many problems he faced, but also his sense of humour. It is certainly an eyeopener!

• Jenny Traveller

  I enjoyed this book very much- it's a compelling, personal, and thought- provoking account. If you haven't really thought about it , you might have a hazy idea that managing a team of REME trained men, maintaining and repairing armoured infantry fighting vehicles is somehow a soft option within the British Army - that such a team would be safely behind the battle lines. This book will make you think again! Andy's team had to work long hours, on the move,in extreme weather conditions, across dangerous and challenging terrain, often under fire from more than one hostile faction.The narrative sections based on Andy's notes made at the time,during Gulf War 1 and Bosnia, are particularly vivid. Time and again, he makes you realise why the years of training, discipline, professional pride, and loyalty are needed - and will be needed again next time the British Army is called upon to play its part.

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