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The author served throughout WW2, from the BEF and Dunkirk to Germany, via the Middle East, Italy, France and the Low Countries, before being involved in Palestine and Korea. In addition, General Wilson CBE MC DL MA FRGS (1919-2014) saw action against the Mau Mau in Kenya and was among the last to leave Aden in 1967, as well as being one of the few British officers to witness the Vietnam conflict. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was his parent regiment, but the author also saw active service with 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment and went on to command 22nd SAS. After learning to fly both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, he became Director of Army Aviation. Still finding time for a wide range of sporting activities he enjoyed skiing, the Cresta Run, shooting, fishing or parachuting and even his description of these pastimes adds to an already fascinating book which is modestly written. First published in 2006 and now reprinted in paperback format in 2016, these memoirs provide what can only be described as an amazing story about an amazing career.

Stuart Asquith, Author