{"product_id":"9781471178863-a-breed-of-heroes","title":"A Breed of Heroes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new edition, with new introduction, of Alan Judd's classic novel of army life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eLEGACY\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eACCIDENTAL AGENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After university and Sandhurst, Charles Thoroughgood has now joined the Assault Commandos and is on a four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast. The thankless task facing him and his men -- to patrol the tension-filled streets through weeks of boredom punctuated by bursts of horror -- takes them through times of tragedy, madness, laughter and terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alan Judd tells Thoroughgood's tale with verve, compassion and humour. The result is an exceptionally fine novel which blends bitter human incident with army farce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quite simply one of the best novels of army life I've read' JACK HIGGINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entertaining and compulsively readable' MELVYN BRAGG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Human, sympathetic and engrossing' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535922372982,"sku":"9781471178863","price":7.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31792735.jpg?v=1774283468","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471178863-a-breed-of-heroes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}