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It's 1985, The Smiths are in the charts and Maggie Thatcher is in No10. Eddy Nugent's in Manchester, he's 16 and he's slowly going out of his mind with boredom. So what does he do? He joins the British Army.
Overnight, he leaves the relative sanity of civvie street and falls headlong into the lunatic parallel universe of basic training: a life of press ups, boot polish and drill.
Gradually, he finds his feet and settles down to life as a soldier. There's still plenty of press ups, boot polish and drill to occupy him, but he finds time for beer, girls and other bad behaviour.
Andy McNab he isn't.
Picking Up The Brass is a hilarious, riotous and FHM-approved look at life as a young recruit.
'Eddy Nugent' is the nom de plume of two soldiers, Ian Deacon and Charlie Bell. Closely based on their own experiences, it's a must-read for anyone who has served, anyone who is planning to join up or anyone who's ever thought, 'Surely not every soldier in the Army is trained to kill people with a toothpick?'
Overnight, he leaves the relative sanity of civvie street and falls headlong into the lunatic parallel universe of basic training: a life of press ups, boot polish and drill.
Gradually, he finds his feet and settles down to life as a soldier. There's still plenty of press ups, boot polish and drill to occupy him, but he finds time for beer, girls and other bad behaviour.
Andy McNab he isn't.
Picking Up The Brass is a hilarious, riotous and FHM-approved look at life as a young recruit.
'Eddy Nugent' is the nom de plume of two soldiers, Ian Deacon and Charlie Bell. Closely based on their own experiences, it's a must-read for anyone who has served, anyone who is planning to join up or anyone who's ever thought, 'Surely not every soldier in the Army is trained to kill people with a toothpick?'
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'Eddy Nugent' is the nom de plume of two soldiers, Ian Deacon and Charlie Bell.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The funniest book I have ever read!! Suddenly, the memories from Basic Training, which have haunted me for 11 years don't seem so bad!! I laughed til I cried and drove everyone within earshot insane by frequently trying to read bits aloud through spluttered laughter (sorry Mum). Then passed it on to my dad, who served over thirty years ago, and even he couldn't believe how close to the bone it was!!
An absolute MUST buy!!!
Desperately awaiting the second instalment now :)
An absolute MUST buy!!!
Desperately awaiting the second instalment now :)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last! A book about the British Army that doesn't make it sound like one long ego trip at the end of which you get to call everyone a "hat" or a REMF, despite the fact that you left years ago and now spend most of your time strapped to a word processor! This type of book used to be common place when ex-national servicemen like Spike Milligan got out and got on with poking a bit of fun at themselves and their experiences. Nowadays it seems to be about how far your "stare" goes, how tough you are and how crap everyone else is.
Bell and Deacon have found a way of describing what it is to be one of the anti-elite, an ordinary squaddie, in way that is amusing but truthful. If you served, are serving or are thinking about it, you need to read this book. I can't wait for the sequel. This goes right up there with Milligan, and the Virgin Soldiers series.
Bell and Deacon have found a way of describing what it is to be one of the anti-elite, an ordinary squaddie, in way that is amusing but truthful. If you served, are serving or are thinking about it, you need to read this book. I can't wait for the sequel. This goes right up there with Milligan, and the Virgin Soldiers series.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
... as I can guarantee you'll laugh with such hilarity there's every possibility of involuntary regurgitation through the nose! This down to earth, warts and all tale of a young man's initiation into and progression through the British Army is truly enlightening. Articulately written the author is a born story teller. Don't plan to be busy, once in through the first few lines you'll be loath to put the book down until the end. Quite simply the funniest thing I've read for a very long time. This'll be one purchase you won't regret.
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Had a 'late on parade' nightmare for the 1st time in years
Well - it made me laugh out loud and since ive been out since '89
i cant remember when i had a late on parade nightmare. Read more
i cant remember when i had a late on parade nightmare. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Chosroes
A tedious account of a boring existence
This is in many respects a picture of army life I can recognise from my own experience, but unfortunately the book tends to capture too well the boring repetitiveness of training... Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. M. Sinstadt
Picking up the Brass
A great read, especially the recruit troop chapters which took me back to my days as a recruit at Harrogate only this time I was able to laugh about it, I seem to remember the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by trickymicky65
Can only agree with all the other reviews - excellent!
I read a fair amount on books, but cannot remember the last time I had so many 'laugh out loud' moments. Read more
Published 2 months ago by TonyH
Absolutely Cracking
A thoroughly enjoyable and witty review of starting life in the forces. It had me chuckling from start to finish and I'd highly recommend the book as a light and witty read; I'd... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Cardinals
utterly brilliant
doesnt matter if you were in five or fifteen years ago that same sarge would be there to remind you of your deficiencies!
Published 2 months ago by MR christopher harvey
A good earthy read
First book I have read on my new Kindle and what a cracker, it makes a change not to read a sanitized memoire or the imaginations of an SAS wanabee dreamer. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David A. Mckittrick
Excellent
Very funny and very truthful look at the British Army. I was a junior solder in the RCT and followed that with six years in Germany in the 70s. Read more
Published 3 months ago by agnos
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This book is hilarious. I woke my wife up I was luaghing that much !!! The descriptions of the activities brought back so many memories of my time in the Guards depot in the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by wilkies80
WARNING!! This Book is Seriously Funny!!
This had me laughing all the way through!! In fact I have honestly not laughed so much reading a book in many many years! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andrew L
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