Burning Horizon

“In these detailed and compelling recollections of British soldiers at the very start of the Iraq war in 2003, Julian Whippy not only captures the chaos of those earliest days of the war but also how the UK militarystood shoulder-to-shoulder with the US as they have done so often and for so many years. Burning Horizon reminds us how British and American servicemen and women train together, learn together, and, when called upon, fight together to defeat threats to our common values.” ~General James N. Mattis, US Marine Corps (retired)

"This is a wonderful collection of different perspectives of the same big event." ~Lieutenant General Robin Vaughan Brims, CB, CBE, DSO, DL

"There are dozens of books about the U.S. involvement in Iraq but very few about what the British experience so Burning Horizon helps fill in that part of the history. Basing it upon first-hand accounts also makes it much more engaging than your usual military account." ~Musings on Iraq

“This is an important book. . .The chapters dedicated to that fighting, and especially that of the battlegroups of 7 Brigade, can make uncomfortable reading. But what emerges is the invariably unwavering fortitude of the British soldier and marine during a period of often intense combat in the utter confusion of the urban environment of Basra and its environs. ” ~The Military Historical Society Bulletin

"... [a] fascinating contribution to our understanding of the Iraq War…” ~Midwest Book Review

 “Burning Horizon is unofficial history; detailed, confused and unadulterated. It is probably too much to hope, as Peter Caddick-Adams alludes in his fine foreword, that an official campaign history is in the offing. In the meantime this book will keep memories alive.” ~Brigadier (Retd) Jim Tanner OBE for The Military Historical Society