Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC’s
Newsnight
and was formerly defence correspondent for the
Independent
. His most recent book is
Generals: Ten British Commanders who Shaped the World
, described by Tim Collins as ‘entertaining, informative and insightful,’ and by Allan Mallinson as ‘one of the most intelligent books on the British Army I have ever read.’
WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
SOVIET LAND POWER
UK EYES ALPHA
BIG BOYS’ RULES
THE MAN WHO BROKE NAPOLEON’S CODES
RIFLES
GENERALS: TEN BRITISH COMMANDERS WHO SHAPED THE WORLD
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