Description: Laughter Is the Best Weapon: The Remarkable Adventures of an Unconventional Soldier Hardcover – June 23, 2021by Charles Ritchie (Author) “An army may march on its stomach but it leans on its funny bone.” So says Brigadier Charles Ritchie, and he should know. Postings to the Yemen, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, and other far-away trouble spots gave him many opportunities to demonstrate that the ability to laugh – and make others laugh – is an invaluable skill in an officer’s kitbag.In Laughter is the Best Weapon – the Remarkable Adventures of an Unconventional Soldier, Charles abandons the popular trend for military heroism and angst-ridden confessions. Instead he leads the reader on a forthright yet light-hearted and self-deprecating journey through his 38 years’ service as a Royal Scot. In the process we witness his sometimes significant, but often comedic, participation in a wide range of recent British military operations.If you prefer your military history more entertainingly honest than earnestly intellectual and your soldiers hilariously slapstick rather than heroically stoic, then this is the book for you. Liberally sprinkled with career-limiting cock-ups, bizarre near-death experiences, and the clatter not of gunfire but shameless name-dropping, these delightfully varied anecdotes deliver a hugely entertaining glimpse into the extraordinary life of one of the British Army’s most spirited and loveable characters. Publisher : Pen & Sword (June 23, 2021)Language : EnglishHardcover : 204 pagesISBN-10 : 1399091883ISBN-13 : 9781399091886
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Publication Year: 2021
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: Laughter Is the Best Weapon
Author: Charles Ritchie
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Genre: History, Military, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9.2 in
Original Language: English
Topic: British Wars, Foreign Militaries, Military History, True Military Stories, War, Warfare, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military
Item Width: 6.1 in
