16 Air Assualt Brigade; The History Of Britain's Rapid Reaction Force

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First Edition. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Inscribed to "General Andrew" referring to his campaigns in Bosnia where he is mentioned on pages 61 and 67. Signed by the author dated March 2009. DESCRIPTION: Illustrated DJ over black cloth Language: English. Book Condition: Near Fine DJ Condition: Very Good: Very minor creasing to upper and lower edges Pages 272. Size: 8vo 25cm by 18cm. ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Includes further letter from author thanking General Andrew for a previous meeting. PROVENANCE: Major GeneralÊAndrew Robert Douglas Pringle. Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, CB, CBE (born 1946) retired British Army officer. Son of Brigadier Douglas Alexander Pringle OBE (1912 - 2005). Attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned on 16 December 1966, as a second lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets. He advanced to CBE in 1991. Promoted to Brigadier in July 1992, he was then given command of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1994. He undertook a tour in Bosnia in 1995 for which he was given the Queens Commendation for Valuable Service. In 1996 he became Director of Land Warfare at the Ministry of Defence. Pringle was promoted to major-general and appointed Commander of the Multi-National Division (South-West) of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia in November 1997; this earned him a further Queens Commendation for Valuable Service. He then became Chief of Staff at the UKs Permanent Joint Headquarters in October 1998 in which role he was involved in British operations in Kosovo and Macedonia during 1999 for which he was appointed CB in the New Years Honours List 2000. He retired in October 2001. In March 2004 he became a Non-Executive Director of Manpower Software and in April 2008 he became president of KBRs International Government, Defence & Support Services business. N° de ref. del artículo 9185

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