DUSTY WARRIORS: MODERN SOLDIERS AT WAR/RICHARD HOLMES

Abstract

Richard Holmes presents some insight into the events following the
controversial Allied invasion of Iraq during early 2003. The events surrounding the
insurgency after the premature declaration of victory in May 2003 by the former US
President George W Bush forms the backdrop to the publication. At the heart of the
publication reside the experiences of one particular British unit, the 1st Battalion,
The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), which deployed to Iraq during
April 2004.
In essence much of the narrative turns upon the personal experiences of C
Company of this battalion - a focus that brings a salient human face to the action as
described by the author and those involved. The publication, however, covers and
provides insight into much more than the tactical events and the violent uprise that
raged in the British Sector in the south of Iraq.