Yes he definitely returned to Afghan, completing his third tour in March this year. How time flies, this week marks the fifth anniversary of the Battle of Garmsir where he won the Military Cross. Apparently Doug and his handful of colleagues remain the most decorated British Army patrol since Bravo ...

The beauty of this book is that it is written by a bloke with a lifetime of stories to tell, not just one pivotal moment which he tries to stretch into 300 pages. Not surprising really given that he started as a lowly Irish Ranger and rose through the ranks to become RSM to Col Tim Collins in Iraq. ...