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General Sir Mike Jackson’s career in the British Army has spanned almost forty-five years. His autobiography exhibits all the qualities for which he is admired: professionalism, honesty, exuberance and a sense of humour. Most of all it gives a vivid sense of what modern soldiering entails.
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General Sir Mike Jackson's illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years and all that time he has shown loyalty, courage and commitment to the British army whilst also being an undeniable media attraction. A man of substance where foreign policy is concerned, he has served in theatres from the Artic to the jungle but is perhaps best known for his role in charge of the British troops to end ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, for assembling the British ground component of the coalition that toppled the Taliban, for equipping and organising the army we dispatched to defeat in Iraq and for re-organising the British army with aplomb.His drive, enthusiasm and dominating personality were always popular with his soldiers and drove him right to the top of his profession. He may have been a general but he never stopped caring about the men and women in his charge, despite the politics. "Soldier: The Autobiography" exhibits all the qualities for which Jackson is admired; his professionalism, his honesty, his directness, his exuberance and his sense of humour. Most of all it gives a vivid sense of what modern soldiering entails.
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Whenever people mention the subject of "great" British military commanders they might be forgiven for automatically thinking of Montgomery and Slim for their's were the battles on which the future of the free world was to depend. In a post-World War Two Britain, however, the names of few senior commanders from any of the three British armed services spring readily to mind. Within her army, however, the Parachute Regiment is able to claim more than it's fair share. Names like Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Geoffrey Howlett, Peter De La Billiere - to name but three. Now the name of Mike Jackson may be added to that august list of the greatest commanders of modern times.
It was 1971 when I first met Mike Jackson. I was a corporal attached to 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in Palace Barracks, Northern Ireland. He was battalion adjutant in the rank of captain. The next time we met was some 18 years later in that same barracks. By then I was the captain - and he the brigadier. No, we were not in uniform, in fact he was playing a very hard game of rugby and I was a mere spectator. He was running down the wing at the time when an opponent bundled him off the field of play. He landed right beside me. "Hello Ned, good to see you again" he said and promptly got on with the game.
Since retiring as the professional head of the British Army, much has been said and written about General Sir Mike Jackson. Only he will know which plaudits are true and which are not. The one single characteristic for which he will always be remembered is, of course, the fact that he cared about the men under his command and when finally appointed Chief of the General Staff, that meant every single soldier in the British Army.
This autobiography is, of course, his story and, at a time when peace has finally returned to Northern Ireland and the Balkan states but with wars continuing in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is an important story for those who want to know what it is that makes a commander "great" over so many years of such troubled times. Unlike many other biographies, Mike Jackson makes no attempt to write this account through rose-tinted glasses or rewrite events to reflect what he might have wished had happened. This account is how it happened - warts and all.
It is a fascinating and engaging read and a book that should be read by every single person with an interest in what our forces are doing - and have been doing, for the past 45 years. As far as the British armed services are concerned, it is a story which should be read by officers and soldiers alike. They will all be the better for having done so.
NM
Retired British Army major.
It was 1971 when I first met Mike Jackson. I was a corporal attached to 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in Palace Barracks, Northern Ireland. He was battalion adjutant in the rank of captain. The next time we met was some 18 years later in that same barracks. By then I was the captain - and he the brigadier. No, we were not in uniform, in fact he was playing a very hard game of rugby and I was a mere spectator. He was running down the wing at the time when an opponent bundled him off the field of play. He landed right beside me. "Hello Ned, good to see you again" he said and promptly got on with the game.
Since retiring as the professional head of the British Army, much has been said and written about General Sir Mike Jackson. Only he will know which plaudits are true and which are not. The one single characteristic for which he will always be remembered is, of course, the fact that he cared about the men under his command and when finally appointed Chief of the General Staff, that meant every single soldier in the British Army.
This autobiography is, of course, his story and, at a time when peace has finally returned to Northern Ireland and the Balkan states but with wars continuing in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is an important story for those who want to know what it is that makes a commander "great" over so many years of such troubled times. Unlike many other biographies, Mike Jackson makes no attempt to write this account through rose-tinted glasses or rewrite events to reflect what he might have wished had happened. This account is how it happened - warts and all.
It is a fascinating and engaging read and a book that should be read by every single person with an interest in what our forces are doing - and have been doing, for the past 45 years. As far as the British armed services are concerned, it is a story which should be read by officers and soldiers alike. They will all be the better for having done so.
NM
Retired British Army major.
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Straightforward talking from a straightforward man.
21. Juni 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
Whenever people mention the subject of "great" British military commanders they might be forgiven for automatically thinking of Montgomery and Slim for their's were the battles on which the future of the free world was to depend. In a post-World War Two Britain, however, the names of few senior commanders from any of the three British armed services spring readily to mind. Within her army, however, the Parachute Regiment is able to claim more than it's fair share. Names like Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Geoffrey Howlett, Peter De La Billiere - to name but three. Now the name of Mike Jackson may be added to that august list of the greatest commanders of modern times.
It was 1971 when I first met Mike Jackson. I was a corporal attached to 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in Palace Barracks, Northern Ireland. He was battalion adjutant in the rank of captain. The next time we met was some 18 years later in that same barracks. By then I was the captain - and he the brigadier. No, we were not in uniform, in fact he was playing a very hard game of rugby and I was a mere spectator. He was running down the wing at the time when an opponent bundled him off the field of play. He landed right beside me. "Hello Ned, good to see you again" he said and promptly got on with the game.
Since retiring as the professional head of the British Army, much has been said and written about General Sir Mike Jackson. Only he will know which plaudits are true and which are not. The one single characteristic for which he will always be remembered is, of course, the fact that he cared about the men under his command and when finally appointed Chief of the General Staff, that meant every single soldier in the British Army.
This autobiography is, of course, his story and, at a time when peace has finally returned to Northern Ireland and the Balkan states but with wars continuing in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is an important story for those who want to know what it is that makes a commander "great" over so many years of such troubled times. Unlike many other biographies, Mike Jackson makes no attempt to write this account through rose-tinted glasses or rewrite events to reflect what he might have wished had happened. This account is how it happened - warts and all.
It is a fascinating and engaging read and a book that should be read by every single person with an interest in what our forces are doing - and have been doing, for the past 45 years. As far as the British armed services are concerned, it is a story which should be read by officers and soldiers alike. They will all be the better for having done so.
NM
Retired British Army Major
It was 1971 when I first met Mike Jackson. I was a corporal attached to 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in Palace Barracks, Northern Ireland. He was battalion adjutant in the rank of captain. The next time we met was some 18 years later in that same barracks. By then I was the captain - and he the brigadier. No, we were not in uniform, in fact he was playing a very hard game of rugby and I was a mere spectator. He was running down the wing at the time when an opponent bundled him off the field of play. He landed right beside me. "Hello Ned, good to see you again" he said and promptly got on with the game.
Since retiring as the professional head of the British Army, much has been said and written about General Sir Mike Jackson. Only he will know which plaudits are true and which are not. The one single characteristic for which he will always be remembered is, of course, the fact that he cared about the men under his command and when finally appointed Chief of the General Staff, that meant every single soldier in the British Army.
This autobiography is, of course, his story and, at a time when peace has finally returned to Northern Ireland and the Balkan states but with wars continuing in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is an important story for those who want to know what it is that makes a commander "great" over so many years of such troubled times. Unlike many other biographies, Mike Jackson makes no attempt to write this account through rose-tinted glasses or rewrite events to reflect what he might have wished had happened. This account is how it happened - warts and all.
It is a fascinating and engaging read and a book that should be read by every single person with an interest in what our forces are doing - and have been doing, for the past 45 years. As far as the British armed services are concerned, it is a story which should be read by officers and soldiers alike. They will all be the better for having done so.
NM
Retired British Army Major
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Man Of Peace, Man Of War...
28. Oktober 2009
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First off: If you're looking for an action packed autobiography of a journeyman soldier wading knee-deep through decades of fire-fights, then this book isn't it. By his own admission, General Sir Mike Jackson never really experienced front-line combat in a theatre of war - something which he still regrets to this day. However, if you are looking for a fascinating insight into the rise to prominence of a career soldier through the ranks, as well as the internal machinery, of the British Army, then you won't find a finer or more accessibly written book.
General Sir Mike Jackson, may not have been a "bullets and bayonets" soldier, but he did have "boots on the ground" during some of the most infamous engagements in British military and UN history: He manned a garrison in West Berlin during the Cold War; was present during the "Bloody Sunday" and "Warrenpoint" incidents in Northern Ireland in the seventies and spent years in the notorious IRA `bandit country' of South Armagh; was privileged to an insider's view of military brinksmanship played out by the senior staff of the British Army during both the Falklands and Gulf War conflicts, and was an instrumental player in securing ceasefires, coordinating relief efforts and defusing territorial disputes in both the Bosnian and Kosovan conflicts (his account of NATO Chief Wesley Clark's apparent determination to square off against incumbent Russian forces on Pristina air-field is hair-raising).
His insights into why UN forces were able to secure a lasting peace despite the myriad religious and ethnic conflicts prevalent in Kosovo (and why coalition forces have been unable to do the same in largely similar circumstances in Iraq) are worth the price of purchase alone. To my mind, General Sir Mike's "Forging A Rope In 100 Days" theory - which states that it is imperative that a liberating army establish, at the very minimum, a semblance of social, judiciary , functional and political infrastructure and cohesion within a newly liberated country within 100 days of liberation in order to win over the indigenous population - should be taught at all levels of diplomacy. Indeed, his keenness of insight into the military, diplomatic and civilian mind would make him an exemplary politician - although one gets the impression given his evident (and commendable) disdain for spin doctoring, bureaucracy and glad-handing that General Sir Mike has no desire whatsoever to traverse the viper's nest of civilian politics.
A fascinating portrait of a man who had the privilege of watching much of modern history in the making, I recommend this book unreservedly.
General Sir Mike Jackson, may not have been a "bullets and bayonets" soldier, but he did have "boots on the ground" during some of the most infamous engagements in British military and UN history: He manned a garrison in West Berlin during the Cold War; was present during the "Bloody Sunday" and "Warrenpoint" incidents in Northern Ireland in the seventies and spent years in the notorious IRA `bandit country' of South Armagh; was privileged to an insider's view of military brinksmanship played out by the senior staff of the British Army during both the Falklands and Gulf War conflicts, and was an instrumental player in securing ceasefires, coordinating relief efforts and defusing territorial disputes in both the Bosnian and Kosovan conflicts (his account of NATO Chief Wesley Clark's apparent determination to square off against incumbent Russian forces on Pristina air-field is hair-raising).
His insights into why UN forces were able to secure a lasting peace despite the myriad religious and ethnic conflicts prevalent in Kosovo (and why coalition forces have been unable to do the same in largely similar circumstances in Iraq) are worth the price of purchase alone. To my mind, General Sir Mike's "Forging A Rope In 100 Days" theory - which states that it is imperative that a liberating army establish, at the very minimum, a semblance of social, judiciary , functional and political infrastructure and cohesion within a newly liberated country within 100 days of liberation in order to win over the indigenous population - should be taught at all levels of diplomacy. Indeed, his keenness of insight into the military, diplomatic and civilian mind would make him an exemplary politician - although one gets the impression given his evident (and commendable) disdain for spin doctoring, bureaucracy and glad-handing that General Sir Mike has no desire whatsoever to traverse the viper's nest of civilian politics.
A fascinating portrait of a man who had the privilege of watching much of modern history in the making, I recommend this book unreservedly.
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