Born in Kenya in 1955 where he spent his early years, Richard Shirreff commissioned into the British Army as a cavalry officer after reading history at Oxford. In his 37 years of service he commanded soldiers on operations from the most junior to the most senior levels. He saw combat as a tank commander in the First Gulf War, experienced many of the complexities of Northern Ireland during his three tours there and learned first-hand the challenges of bringing peace to the Balkans in both Kosovo and Bosnia. He returned to Iraq as a multinational commander in 2006-7. When not in command he spent time either being educated in the art and science of war on a succession of different command and staff courses or in a range of posts as a formulator or executor of policy in the Ministry of Defence and Army Headquarters. His last seven years in uniform were spent in two senior NATO command posts: Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe; the Alliance's deputy strategic commander and the most senior British general in the Alliance. Since leaving the Army he has set up Strategia Worldwide, a risk management consultancy.
The great strength of this tale is that it is told by an insider who really knows. The moral of this story is clear. The relentless hollowing out of the military and defence postures of the west have placed us all in danger. This is a parable with a real message about our general ineptitude in the new realities of hard power...The best piece of super power military fiction since Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October. Enjoy this riot of a book. And be very afraid - it really could happen like this. - Evening StandardA must read...Shirreff's warnings - veiled as fiction - ring with authenticity, rich in technical details and insight. - General Wesley K. Clark, US Army, former Supreme Allied Commander EuropeWe sit on our hands while busy fingers in the East boot up for cyber-war. - The Sunday TimesThe evil gloating trope is much in evidence in General Sir Richard Shirreff's 2017: War With Russia...a pacy techno-thriller and a clarion call to the West. - Financial TimesThis piece of "faction" is billed as an urgent warning - it's also an act of near mutiny. - The TimesMake no mistake: if Russia marches into the Baltics it means nuclear war. - The TimesOn the brink of WW3? Top NATO official predicts massive global conflict NEXT YEAR. - Daily StarWest and Russia on course for war. - The Guardian
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