Dead Men Risen
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'The best book so far on Britain's military adventure in Afghanistan ... Dead Men Risen will stand as a true, unsparing record of what happened there' Patrick Bishop, author of 3 PARA.
'So vividly rendered that one can almost smell the sweat, the cordite and the acrid scent of fear' Daily Mail.
'Dead Men Risen dilutes the saccarine perception of soldiering and replaces it with the gritty and gruesome reality of war' Patrick Hennessey, author of The Junior Officer's Book Club.
'Has the flavour of an epic ... This is a rich and multilayered story' Daily Telegraph.
'Desperately moving ... Dead Men Risen is a serious work, far removed from the blood-and-thrills of the Bravo Two Zero school of military literary campaigning. Such books may grip but they do not engage. Harnden's does both' Spectator.
'a gripping account of the Welsh Guards' tour of Helmand Province in 2009' Telegraph.
'It's sometimes easy to forget that we are a country at war. This serves to remind us that its chaos, brutality and horror is gilded with courage and honour ... a superb analysis of the bitterest fighting of the Afghan War' Western Mail.
'Incontrovertibly speaks the truth that dare not mention its name ... Dead Men Risen resonates with a terrible beauty' The Australian.
'Harnden's is an important book ... it makes for chilling reading and will serve as one of the most unflinching portrayals of modern war' Good Book Guide.
'So vividly rendered that one can almost smell the sweat, the cordite and the acrid scent of fear' Daily Mail.
'Dead Men Risen dilutes the saccarine perception of soldiering and replaces it with the gritty and gruesome reality of war' Patrick Hennessey, author of The Junior Officer's Book Club.
'Has the flavour of an epic ... This is a rich and multilayered story' Daily Telegraph.
'Desperately moving ... Dead Men Risen is a serious work, far removed from the blood-and-thrills of the Bravo Two Zero school of military literary campaigning. Such books may grip but they do not engage. Harnden's does both' Spectator.
'a gripping account of the Welsh Guards' tour of Helmand Province in 2009' Telegraph.
'It's sometimes easy to forget that we are a country at war. This serves to remind us that its chaos, brutality and horror is gilded with courage and honour ... a superb analysis of the bitterest fighting of the Afghan War' Western Mail.
'Incontrovertibly speaks the truth that dare not mention its name ... Dead Men Risen resonates with a terrible beauty' The Australian.
'Harnden's is an important book ... it makes for chilling reading and will serve as one of the most unflinching portrayals of modern war' Good Book Guide.
Review
'The best book so far on Britain's military adventure in Afghanistan ... Dead Men Risen will stand as a true, unsparing record of what happened there' Patrick Bishop, author of 3 PARA. 'So vividly rendered that one can almost smell the sweat, the cordite and the acrid scent of fear' Daily Mail. 'Dead Men Risen dilutes the saccarine perception of soldiering and replaces it with the gritty and gruesome reality of war' Patrick Hennessey, author of The Junior Officer's Book Club. 'Has the flavour of an epic ... This is a rich and multilayered story' Daily Telegraph. 'Desperately moving ... Dead Men Risen is a serious work, far removed from the blood-and-thrills of the Bravo Two Zero school of military literary campaigning. Such books may grip but they do not engage. Harnden's does both' Spectator. 'a gripping account of the Welsh Guards' tour of Helmand Province in 2009' Telegraph. 'It's sometimes easy to forget that we are a country at war. This serves to remind us that its chaos, brutality and horror is gilded with courage and honour ... a superb analysis of the bitterest fighting of the Afghan War' Western Mail. 'Incontrovertibly speaks the truth that dare not mention its name ... Dead Men Risen resonates with a terrible beauty' The Australian. 'Harnden's is an important book ... it makes for chilling reading and will serve as one of the most unflinching portrayals of modern war' Good Book Guide.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As someone living with the after effects of the tour - my son was critically injured by an IED explosion - I thought this was an excellent (if difficult) read.
Toby pulls no punches in his narrative. The MOD should hang their heads in shame. Under resourced and poorly equipped The Guards were up against it. Their spirit and determination shine through and the humour is palpable.
People asked me didn't I get angry when my son was injured? At the time I was just incredibly thankful he was still with us, now reading the catalogue of failings and complete ineptitude of the "top brass" I am feeling anger. Anger on behalf of the families of those who didn't make it back, they lost so much and their lives changed forever, and on a lessor scale, anger for those (and there are many), like my son, whose lives and future will be such an ongoing struggle.
MOD - read and be shamed by your penny pinching, your internal politics, and your incompetance in managing scarce resources. Resources, I might add, that would have saved lives. Lt Colonel Thornaloe was right to criticise the lack of helicopters. The low metal content IED's put every single soldier at risk on a daily basis. Resupply missions by road, based on the IED threat? Justify that if you can.
Everyone else - read and understand our troops are truly outstanding.
Yes it is their job, but think back to BA cabin crew striking over their terms and conditions. The Welsh Guards, and every other soldier out in Helmand, show outstanding fortitude and bravery in difficult conditions whilst coping with appalling resources. I for one am incredibly proud of you all.
Toby pulls no punches in his narrative. The MOD should hang their heads in shame. Under resourced and poorly equipped The Guards were up against it. Their spirit and determination shine through and the humour is palpable.
People asked me didn't I get angry when my son was injured? At the time I was just incredibly thankful he was still with us, now reading the catalogue of failings and complete ineptitude of the "top brass" I am feeling anger. Anger on behalf of the families of those who didn't make it back, they lost so much and their lives changed forever, and on a lessor scale, anger for those (and there are many), like my son, whose lives and future will be such an ongoing struggle.
MOD - read and be shamed by your penny pinching, your internal politics, and your incompetance in managing scarce resources. Resources, I might add, that would have saved lives. Lt Colonel Thornaloe was right to criticise the lack of helicopters. The low metal content IED's put every single soldier at risk on a daily basis. Resupply missions by road, based on the IED threat? Justify that if you can.
Everyone else - read and understand our troops are truly outstanding.
Yes it is their job, but think back to BA cabin crew striking over their terms and conditions. The Welsh Guards, and every other soldier out in Helmand, show outstanding fortitude and bravery in difficult conditions whilst coping with appalling resources. I for one am incredibly proud of you all.
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
After all the hype and furore surrounding this book, I was worried that this book would not live up to it's infamy. I was also worried, that the now famous buy and burn incident, would rip the heart out of the book and this would be just another military biography/account, of which there are plenty on the market. This is not the case.
Dead Men Risen has lived up to the hype. Written in an honest and easy to read manner, this book has something for everyone. If you want an honest and moving account of the war in Afghanistan, the life of a soldier or even if it is to revel in the fact that in all probability the MOD do not want you to read it, then this is the book for you.
I may be biased (my names in the book), but this is truly the best military book I have read. The first book I have read that really puts the soldiers story across in a way that they would be proud of. It does the armed forces and the Welsh Guards battalion in particular the justice it deserves.
In the space of a few pages this story will have you laughing, crying and shaking your head in anger. Whether or not you agree with the politics surrounding the war in Afghanistan, or you have no knowledge of the subject matter contained in it. This book makes up for it in abundance with the pure heartfelt emotions you will feel for the soldiers involved, and will be enlightened by the accurate but easy to understand information contained.
All credit to the author, who obviously did his research, for the entertaining and informative way that it is written. I love this book and I would recommend it to anyone.
After all the hype and furore surrounding this book, I was worried that this book would not live up to it's infamy. I was also worried, that the now famous buy and burn incident, would rip the heart out of the book and this would be just another military biography/account, of which there are plenty on the market. This is not the case.
Dead Men Risen has lived up to the hype. Written in an honest and easy to read manner, this book has something for everyone. If you want an honest and moving account of the war in Afghanistan, the life of a soldier or even if it is to revel in the fact that in all probability the MOD do not want you to read it, then this is the book for you.
I may be biased (my names in the book), but this is truly the best military book I have read. The first book I have read that really puts the soldiers story across in a way that they would be proud of. It does the armed forces and the Welsh Guards battalion in particular the justice it deserves.
In the space of a few pages this story will have you laughing, crying and shaking your head in anger. Whether or not you agree with the politics surrounding the war in Afghanistan, or you have no knowledge of the subject matter contained in it. This book makes up for it in abundance with the pure heartfelt emotions you will feel for the soldiers involved, and will be enlightened by the accurate but easy to understand information contained.
All credit to the author, who obviously did his research, for the entertaining and informative way that it is written. I love this book and I would recommend it to anyone.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
An amazing read. Makes you very very proud of the armed forces and equaly angry at the way they are not properly supported. Actually a very important book that should initiate discussion and outrage.
Many individual stories of heroism and brutal sacrifice written simply without embellishment.
Leaves you with the feeling that political expediancy and budget considerations continualy rate higher than the safety of the troops.I have to believe that if ever the government disclosed the real numbers of wounded the British people would demand that our troops be given the resources they need to give them the best possible chances of not being injured, particularly more helicopters. Every page seems to have an incident of maiming by IED that could probably have been avoided if more troops were moved around by chopper.A deeply disturbing read.
Many individual stories of heroism and brutal sacrifice written simply without embellishment.
Leaves you with the feeling that political expediancy and budget considerations continualy rate higher than the safety of the troops.I have to believe that if ever the government disclosed the real numbers of wounded the British people would demand that our troops be given the resources they need to give them the best possible chances of not being injured, particularly more helicopters. Every page seems to have an incident of maiming by IED that could probably have been avoided if more troops were moved around by chopper.A deeply disturbing read.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Truth More Compelling Than Any Movie
This powerful account of the Welsh Guards' six month-deployment in Helmand Province in the summer of 2009 does not address its greatest irony: part of their campaign coincided... Read more
Published 14 days ago by John Winterson Richards
Destined to be a classic military read
This is an outstanding book that really brings home the day to day grind of the British front line soldier on operations in Afghanistan. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mark Time
Best book on Afghanistan I have read
This book is a very thoughtful look at the Welsh Guards tour in Afghanistan. On the Kindle edition the maps and photographs are included which goes a long way to help you... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bryan Jones
brilliant insight into something REAL
I purchased this book after reading the amazing tribute the author had written about a dear friend of mine who had taken his life after suffering from post traumatic stress... Read more
Published 3 months ago by sjd311
Brilliant
I'm not going to write about this book. I'm just going to say ..... go and buy it and read it. It's brilliant !!!
Published 4 months ago by Paul
good service
excellent service with fast delivery especially round Christmas time. good quality book. all very smooth process with no problems. interesting insight....
Published 4 months ago by nj
Modern history as it should be told.
At times quite harrowing, this is a book which gives an incite into what our boys and girls have to contend with. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. Deen
Best so Far
as an ex para with service in many theatres of war including the falklands this book takes you onto the real battle situation in a very gripping manner it is so well written,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kathleen
Great book about the lions lead by donkeys
DMR is the best book I have read about the British armed forces involvement in Afghanistan. Toby has clearly done his research and, importantly, spent time with the troops and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Manson
Great fighting Welshmen
An excellent well written, well researched book-takes a lot to hold my undivided attention and Dead Men Risen did it with ease!
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Iain C. Chapman
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > Film, Television & Music > Music
- Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > Military
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Wales
- Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > Central Asia > Afghanistan
- Books > History > Military History > Armed Forces > Land Forces
- Books > History > Military History > Wars, Battles & Campaigns
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Warfare & Defence > War & Defence Operations
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
