War With Russia

The great strength of this tale is that it is told by an insider who really knows. The moral of this story is clear. The relentless hollowing out of the military and defence postures of the west have placed us all in danger. This is a parable with a real message about our general ineptitude in the new realities of hard power…The best piece of super power military fiction since Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October. Enjoy this riot of a book. And be very afraid - it really could happen like this. - Evening Standard

Born in Kenya in 1955, Richard Shirreff spent his early years there before commissioning into the British Army as a cavalry officer after reading history at Oxford. In his 37 years of service, he commanded soldiers on operations from the most junior to the most senior levels. He saw combat as a tank commander in the First Gulf War, experienced many of the complexities of Northern Ireland during his three tours there, and learned first-hand the challenges of bringing peace to the Balkans in both Kosovo and Bosnia. He returned to Iraq as a multinational commander in 2006-7. When not in command, he spent time either being educated in the art and science of war on a succession of different command and staff courses or in a range of posts as a formulator or executor of policy in the Ministry of Defence and Army Headquarters. His last seven years in uniform were spent in two senior NATO command posts: Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe; the Alliance’s deputy strategic commander and the most senior British general in the Alliance.

Since leaving the Army, he has set up Strategia Worldwide, a risk management consultancy.

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