From War In Afghanistan To World War Three
The Secret Life of a Soldier and Officer in Modern Military Intelligence
$52.62
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2027
Summary
This candid memoir offers a rare glimpse into the realities of life as a modern soldier and an officer in the British Army Intelligence Corps. It follows Alexander Archer from an uncertain adolescence and a restless search for purpose, through the rigours of basic training and into the secretive world of military intelligence, tracing a career spent on the frontline and behind the scenes trying to make sense of history, politics, and life in uniform.
The book opens with a brief histor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781048183085 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1048183084 |
| Author: | Alexander Shane Archer |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Frontline Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Alexander Shane Archer
Alexander Shane Archer joined the British Army in 2011, serving first as a soldier and then as an officer in the Intelligence Corps. He trained at Pirbright and Chicksands, and later undertook officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before commissioning back into the Intelligence Corps, one of the very few former soldiers to do so.
Over a decade in uniform, he deployed on operations to Afghanistan attached to the infantry, and served in Germany, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere in the UK. He worked across tactical intelligence, counter-terrorism, physical security, internal investigations, counter-intelligence, and strategic planning. He left the military in 2021 and later studied international relations before working in private intelligence overseas.
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