Peace, War and Whitehall

A Memoir

Peace, War and Whitehall
Charles Guthrie
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 288pg
28 Oct 2021 UK
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9781472852328
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Lord Guthrie joined the British Army in 1959, when Britain' s influence was shrinking around the world, and he left in 2001 when that influence was once again expanding. Throughout his career he has served in Aden, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Kenya, Germany, UK and the New Hebrides. As a senior officer, he was General Officer Commanding 1st British Corps when the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended. Subsequently, he was instrumental in bringing Eastern European countries into NATO as part of Partnership for Peace. When Chief of the General Staff He was closely involved in the Northern Ireland peace process, as well as being responsible for the British Army' s involvement in the UN and NATO operations in Bosnia, and as Chief of the Defence Staff he oversaw Britain' s military role in the wars in Kosovo and Sierra Leone. He oversaw the modernization of the Army following the Cold War years and shaped the way the Army operated, updating doctrine from the plains of North Germany and the streets of Northern Ireland to the conflicts in the Balkans and Sierra Leone. He retired from the Army as Chief of Defence Staff in 2001, before the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Pithy, humorous, engaging but above all wise. . . will guide future generations of our military leaders, but will also fascinate the general reader for their insights into how world-changing decisions are made. * Professor Andrew Roberts * A lively and engaging account of a life well lived. . . [a] fascinating memoir. * Lady Antonia Fraser * Charles Guthrie has been one of Britain' s foremost soldiers as well as a terrific personality throughout his remarkable life. It is great that he is now telling his own story. * Sir Max Hastings * [Lord Guthrie' s] boldness and humour make the book fizz. * Michael Portillo *
Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB LVO OBE, was commissioned in 1959 and served with the Welsh Guards and the Special Air Service. He was Commander of NATO' s Northern Army Group, 1992-93, Chief of the General Staff, 1994-97 and Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997-2001. He became a member of the House of Lords in 2001.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472852328
Published: 28 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Weight: 640g
Pages: 288

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