The story of a modern centurion: Tom Cobley's excellent and
comprehensive account of his 40 years of service has much to tell
the reader. His service took him from Australia and the Pacific
Islands, to Britain and Northern Ireland, to the Balkans,
Afghanistan and Iraq, and places in between. In different regiments
of two armies, often alongside men from other armies, he served on
operations in many theatres. He tells of service life, the
training, comradeship and preparation for operations; his insights
show what it is really like. He tells of command and staff work on
operations. And above all we learn of Tom Cobley, the centurion
himself. General Sir Rupert Smith KCB, DSO*, OBE, QGM (DSACEUR
1998-2001) Although I have served with the Parachute Regiment for
close to 40 years, I only got to know Colonel Tom Cobley later in
his career. When he was in Afghanistan I was the UK Chief of Joint
Operations (CJO), with operational responsibility for our forces
there. Subsequently I saw him in Iraq, first as CJO and later as
the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), when visiting
the NATO training mission. Finally, he worked in my EU strategic
level Headquarters at Mons, whilst I had command of the EU
operation in Bosnia. It is my experience that you find the best
soldiers wherever there is an operation; the same faces always turn
up where the action is. Tom is no exception and his account of his
fascinating and varied career is well worth reading. General Sir
John Reith KCB, CBE (DSACEUR 2004-2007)
General
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