TY  - BOOK
AU  - CHAPMAN Chip
TI  - Notes from a small military
SN  - 9781782194668 (hbk.) :
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - John Blake, 
KW  - WARFARE AND DEFENCE
KW  - GENERALS
KW  - GREAT BRITAIN
KW  - BIOGRAPHY
KW  - HISTORY, MILITARY
N2  - This hilarious, touching, informative and thought-provoking insight into a generation of soldiering in the late 20th century and beyond is set against the drumbeat of the social, cultural, legal and educational rhythms of the age, and the change from the certainties of the Cold War to the nihilism of 9/​11. Chip Chapman eventually manages to somehow climb the greasy pole to become a General. With echoes of David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon, Lesley Thomas' Virgin Soldiers and the travelogues of Bill Bryson, Chapman captures the rawness, spirit and fortitude of the soldier and soldiering in both peace and war
ER  -