From no weekends to no man's land, a flick through this month's literary releases...

摘要

Max Benitz was givenrntwo direct orders duringrnhis attachment to the ScotsrnGuards on Op Herrickrn12-do not get killed andrn"dinnae write a shite book".rnHe succeeded in bothrncases. While not present atrnevery single event featuredrnin this title, it is clear thernauthor has spent time speaking to those whornwere. Consequently, Six Months Without Sundaysrnis very much the Scots Guards' tour in their ownrnwords. How accurate the account is I cannot say,rnI wasn't there, but it certainly rings true. Unlikernmany offerings, it covers both the kinetic andrnmore routine, but key, aspects of a deploymentrnsuch as the battle for hearts and minds.