The Accidental Soldier

This book is absolutely incredible. It made me laugh more than any book in so many years. I found the writing just so unbelievably brilliant and hilarious and affecting. I realised it was brilliant within three or four pages. I am crazy about it as you can see! * Marina Hyde *
I loved it … relentlessly funny and really well written * John Oliver *
Authentic and compulsive * Richard E. Grant *
A fascinating insight into the often farcical chaos and catastrophe of war. Reads like a non-fiction Catch-22. Compelling, enlightening and bleakly funny. A jaw-dropping read. * Matt Haig *
An instant classic - a deeply funny and mordant book about war. * Richard Curtis *
In a time of global conflict, The Accidental Soldier catapults you into the heart of active duty. Terrifying, exhilarating, life-shattering and profoundly sobering, Mulligan takes you through the clumsy brutality and “raging bin-fire” of war, witnessing the quiet heroism of its foot soldiers. This book is a fitting and vital memorial to all those lost. I could not put it down. – Abi Morgan

Born in London in 1982, Owain Mulligan grew up in the UK and Germany. He read history at Oxford, followed by a brief stint as a teacher in north London. In 2006, he was mobilized with the Territorial Army for a tour of Iraq. He then spent three years in government service before rejoining the Army in 2010 for 18 months of language training and two tours of Afghanistan attached to UK Special Forces.

Owain completed an MBA in 2014 and has spent the last ten years as a management consultant. He lives in London with his wife and two children, who make his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan seem like an afternoon at the bowls.

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