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020			_a9781782194668 (hbk.) : _c32.95 USD
100	1		_aCHAPMAN Chip
245			_aNotes from a small military / _cMajor-General Chip Chapman CB.
260			_aLondon : _bJohn Blake, _c2013.
300			_axiv, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 25 cm.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aWARFARE AND DEFENCE
650			_aGENERALS _xGREAT BRITAIN _xBIOGRAPHY
650			_aGREAT BRITAIN _xHISTORY, MILITARY
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