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One
of the dramatic images in The Fight for Iraq.
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Superb
images of Iraq conflict
The
Fight for Iraq
Edited by Maj Angus Beaton. The Army Benevolent Fund. 152pp. £14.99
($A36) plus £9.45 ($A24) postage and packaging.
Reviewer:
Cpl Cameron Jamieson.
There
has been precious little in the way of photo essays about the recent
Iraq war to help visualise the realities of the conflict.
Fortunately, there is now an outstanding book which documents the
British military involvement in Iraq.
The Fight for Iraq is the official British Army pictorial account
of Op Telic.
Published by the Army Benevolent Fund, the British Army’s national
charity, the case-bound book contains more than 170 full-colour
images shot by six British Army photographers during the first half
of 2003.
It is a superbly presented work that captures the essence of the
British operations in Southern Iraq.
The photos are of the highest standard and are thought-provoking
and personal, capturing the essence of the subject matter.
Together with the accompanying commentary, the reader is guided
through the experiences of the 46,000 British service personnel
who served in the Middle East Area of Operations.
Books of this calibre are hard to find, so for anyone with an interest
in the second Gulf conflict it is well worth the effort to obtain
a copy.
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Book
winners
Thanks
to Macmillan publishers, our book count was upped from five to 10.
The winners of Tony Park’s book are: SBLT David Kent, Balwyn; LEUT
Kirsten Davis, Sydney; LCDR Glen Miles, Fremantle; Tony Brown, Tasmania;
POSN Simon Stevens, Melbourne; SSGT Robert Warner, Mcleod; Phil
Dean, Sydney; Andre Brown, Darwin; Noor Skogg, Canberra; and SGT
Phil Blackwell, Melbourne.
The answer was: Tony Park has written one book.
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