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Mark Adkin



Mark Adkin became a professional soldier in 1956. After leaving the British Army he was one of the last British District officers (in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands) and as the Caribbean Operations Staff Officer he participated in the US invasion of Grenada in 1983. He has written several books on military subjects, including Urgent Fury, Goose Green, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads and The Charge.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 1,014 ratings · 71 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors
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The Sharpe Companion: The E...
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Goose Green
4.19 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1992 — 12 editions
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The Waterloo Companion: The...
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The Charge: The Real Reason...
3.98 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions
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Gettysburg Companion: A Gui...
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Urgent Fury: The Battle For...
3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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Western Front Companion
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The Western Front Companion
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“had been employed in the American Civil War and”
― Mark Adkin, The Western Front Companion
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