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Six Months Without Sundays: The Scots Guards in Afghanistan Hardcover – 10 Nov 2011

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd; 1st Edition edition (10 Nov. 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1843410524
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843410522
  • Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 3 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
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'Unusually well-written ... an account of a battalion's largely unreported war' --Tom Coghlan, The Times

'Fascinating … Benitz writes well and has an empathy for the fighting men of his generation that some older chroniclers have occasionally struggled to replicate. A worthwhile addition to the growing canon of Afghan war literature' --Scottish Field

'Rings true' --Soldier Magazine

'Well structured, meticulously researched, and offers an on the ground view of the campaign that is both dramatic and enlightening ... an order from the Company Sergeant Major Stretch Halliday ''Dinnae write a sh!te book'' he has achieved with distinction.' --The Scotsman

About the Author

Max Benitz has a diverse career, both as an actor and a writer. Born in London in 1985, he is best known for his role as Midshipman Calamy in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World by director Peter Weir. He has also featured in a movie version of Thomas Hughes' novel Tom Brown's Schooldays and starred in Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father. Since then he has forged a career as a writer and journalist.

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5.0 out of 5 stars"Dunnae write a sh*te book, Max"
By Lincoln Jopp on 21 Dec. 2011
Format: Hardcover
Max Benitz was only given two direct orders in all the months he spent with us in the Scots Guards. I told him that he wasn't allowed to get killed and CSM Halliday told him, "Dunnae write a sh*te book, Max." Happily, Max Benitz followed both. And not only did he not write a bad book, he wrote one which Tom Coghlan described in the Times as, "Subtle and unusually well written by someone who was there." Anyone who wants to know what we are doing in Afghanistan and how we are doing it should read this excellent book. It is really well written and Max has the gift for describing characters and events with clarity and brevity but underpinned with great humanity and insight. I would recommend it to anyone.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat book, poor scan
By SAS on 7 Sept. 2012
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While this is a great book that explains what happened to the Scots Guards in Afghanistan, unfortunately the ebook itself is poor the diagrams are hard to see and blurry even in kindle for pc. These can be ignored if it wasn't for the fact that words run together throughout the book so "the British Army" becomes thebritisharmy making it hard to read in places.

Hopefully the publisher can fix this and I can give the book the 5 stars it deserves
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhile I Missed My Own, Too!
By C. Nicholson on 17 Oct. 2012
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With a lot of interest in all that the Scots Guards get up to (being the son of an ex member of 2 Bn) and while serving myself this summer in Afghanistan, I thought it seemed entirely appropriate to give this book an outing.
From the off I liked the style of writing, from the first person but all about the third, if you like? Written by an embedded journalist (Himself a son of an ex Guardsman) he was with the Bn in the early training days and followed them through to their return, and to this day from what I gather.
His writing is accurate, gritty and thoughtful. All of his, and his subjects' experiences are covered well while maintaining great respect, clarity and punch.
I read this in a couple of sittings and found it a great, informative read. Not least as I could relate to a lot of his material but due its intersting and informative style.
For anyone who has been, will go or is curious what we (and the Scots Guards in particular) get up to, I urge you to pick it up and see. You will not be dissappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for anyone needing to understand Afghanistan
By Camilla Leask on 21 Dec. 2011
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I have read a lot of books about the British Army in Afghanistan. Most focus on the war fighting and fail to recognize that there is so much more to life in Helmand and a deployment to Afghanistan. Max was clearly not a journalist. I think most of the soldiers would consider him a fellow member of the Scots Guards. As a result you can read between the lines and see that he understands a soldiers life. He combines this with his talented writing skills to produce a truly remarkable book. My only hope is that it doesn't get lost amongst the plethora of other (In my opinion second rate) books on Afghanistan. It would be a travesty if this book was not heralded as the greatest book written on the complexities of preparing for and deploying to Afghanistan - Well done Max!
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5.0 out of 5 starsSquaddie banter at its best
By CW REID on 31 Dec. 2012
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The humour may not suit all, but it certainly made laugh out loud at times. Followed by real tears of melancholy memories. A cracking good read. Real people doing a real job in a testing environment with a real enemy full of surprises.

It's HM Forces that put the Great into Great Britain. Long may the union of the Kingdom remain.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNemo Me Impune Lacessit
By Charles Vasey TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 19 Nov. 2015
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One of the jeunesse dorée (child film star, knows Boris Johnson) the author chose (doubtless as a penance) to spend six months embedded with the Scots Guards in Herrick 12. By this stages of the Herricks the kit is getting there as are the troop numbers, and co-operation with the ANA is improving. The ANP remain a law unto themselves, but elsewhere Courageous Restraint is being practiced. The Army is beginning to grasp that it is in a civil war so that one faction gets to be the local police and governor, the other therefore plays the insurgent part. This was well described in Mike Martin's 2014 book AN INTIMATE WAR, and it is good to see this realisation already in operation at battlegroup level in 2010 (and reflected in 2012 when the book was written). As with all such books there is a lot of capbadge detail and loyalty, a clear realisation that war consists of large amounts of boredom peppered with moments of action, and of course the destructive effects (on friend, foe and neutral) of modern weapons.
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4.0 out of 5 starsDavid's Review
By David R Brown on 23 Sept. 2012
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A very engaging boook that gives insight into the war in Afghanistan on the ground on an individual level. Its honest, doesn't hold back on injuries, but also gives insight into the Afghans and the challenges facing the Army. Well worth a read
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5.0 out of 5 starsIncrible Story
By M. Stevens on 18 Dec. 2012
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Warts and all.
Read it from start to finish in three sittings - found it made me sad, angry and frustrated at the futility of it all BUT ultimately uplifted by the strength, integrity and courage of these young men.
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