Cleanse Their Souls: Peace Keeping and War Fighting in Bosnia 1992-1993

by Monty Woolley, Martin Bell (Foreword by)

This is a young cavalry lieutenant's moving and shocking account of front line service in the cauldron of war. His troop of Scimitar light-armoured vehicles was attached to the 1 CHESHIRE Battle Group (under the charismatic command of Colonel Bob Stewart). Fresh from Germany he and his men found themselves in a highly political and lethally dangerous civil war. They witnessed appalling atrocities and human tragedy on a giant scale. Both the soldiers and civilians showed massive courage and resilience.

Thanks to the Author's diary we have here an extraordinary spontaneous and important account of British troops performing vital military and humanitarian tasks. War correspondent and MP, Martin Bell describes it as 'earning its place among the impartial narratives of the Bosnian War.

Genres: Military History

256 pages, Hardcover

First published February 19, 2005

Reviews

[Jake · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very very well written book. I can imagine I'm there.

It is actually surprisingly good.

[martin scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tedious and slow paced. Lots of complaints and gripes, book should have been called, junior officer bitches a lot.