Lions, Donkeys And Dinosaurs by Lewis Page
Taking us behind the scenes, this book attempts to expose the real ingredients whipped up in the name of 'defence'. It describes how British soldiers are sent off to war with some of the worst guns in the trade, how the MOD keeps financing useless toys, and how decisions seem to be made with an eye for the interests of British Aerospace.
Lewis Page began his military career as a reservist pilot in the Cambridge University Air Squadron and ended up in the Navy, where he became a mine clearance diver. After eight years at sea, mostly in very bad weather, he was put in charge of the Plymouth diving and bomb disposal team and trawled the British coastline from Swanage to Liverpool neutralizing 'improvised Explosive Devices' and searching for unexploded ordnance. As such, he is one of the few in the British forces to have actually seen and dealt with 'Weapons of Mass Destruction', although irritatingly these were of British manufacture. During a dull period in the navy he qualified as a commando. He resigned from the Service in 2004 and now lives in London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780434013890 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434013897 |
| Title | Lions, Donkeys And Dinosaurs |
| Author | Lewis Page |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2006-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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