I Wrote In The Book Very Specifically

No Two Wars Are Identical.

It Wasn't Glamorous In My Day. In The Regions, Reporters Were Seen As Such Low Life That They Didn't Merit Their Name In The Radio Times. Now People Are Interested In Being Famous. I Never Gave It A Thought.

But In The First Gulf War The United Kingdom Was Not Under Any Threat From Iraq, And Is Still Less So In The Second One. Then There Is No Justification For Obstructing Freedom Of Information, Particularly As Nations Have A Right To Know What Their Soldiers Are Being Used For.

I Sailed Through My Childhood With A Complete Lack Of Any Drama.

In Any War, There Is A Concealment Of Certain Kinds Of Setbacks Because It's Propaganda For The Enemy.