BLF 2026: Ben Barry: The Rise and Fall of the British Army 1975-2025

Salvation Army Hall | Tuesday 6 October 2026, 6pm

Ben Barry served in the Army from 1975 to 2010, often in key staff appointments, and has worked closely with the Army in the following decade. This new study draws not only on his personal experience, but also on a very wide range of written sources complemented by interviews to provide a new interpretation of this period that challenges the existing narratives.

"An impressively detailed chronicle by an analyst well up to the task. Read it and weep."

Allan Mallinson, The Spectator

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