I'm sure you've posted somewhere that you enjoy reading military memoirs - I'll admit they're not something I know much about, what goes on in them? Do they all draw a veil over the detail of killing people?
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cesare
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Yossarian
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So they have some ... Spare?
pinkmonkey
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They looked slightly embarrassed. Apparently the same slightly bonkers customer had been interviewed when Diana's book had come out, back then, there'd been a stampede. How things have changed, there's still nutters queuing in central London but they're sneaker heads because some limited release of some kicks or other have dropped.
JimW
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Conspiracy, it's Meghan and the wokerati buying in bulk funded by Soros. There'll be dumpsters full of copies out the back of aromatherapy and yoga centres before Easter, mark my words.
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I can see plenty buying it given the sheer volume of coverage it’s had. It’s been Harry Harry Harry Harry for what seems like weeks. Even on here! 
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Derail but it’s so interesting how ADHD brains differ. I’m completely the opposite- give me a narrative that I’m interested in and I’m fine. But I really struggle with factual books including (auto)biographies. I think the only biography I’ve managed to finish was Douglas Adams, and that was written by Neil Gaiman iirc so written well and really entertaining.Despite wishing there was a ‘don’t show me any Harry/ Royals stuff online‘ button for teh internets, I think I will read it. I read plenty of biographies (just read Islander, then Jennifer Saunders - in the queue is Debbie Harry, Jarvis Cocker and Trevor Horn), because severe ADHD in my case means I can’t read most novels, can’t follow plots, I just forget important elements and get confused. I won’t pay for it, he’s got enough money, I’ll get it off libgen.
Harry’s does sound like it’s got quite a narrative though
I agree that Harry was not so graphic about what he did in Afghanistan.
Considering he was a gunner in a helicopter.. sent to protect ground forces. He was never going to be describing a situation where he just sat in an office looking at a map.
The Civil War here tore families apart. Brothers killed brothers. The young state executed its own people ... nobody of that generation spoke about what happened. It was an unwritten thing...because it could start again to destroy people...it is only now 100 years on that what happened is openly being covered on our state tv. People knew obviously but in the 30s 40s 50s 60s they didnt talk. They knew a generation had to not talk in order for the next one to have a chance at peace.
Harry's biography had to mention the war. But he might have been better off not factoring in numbers.
I think buying online is going to be how many will go with buying this book.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
No. But they are military memoirs/history. It's intrinsic to their purpose and you expect it.
Wouldn't you expect it in any memoir by a former soldier?
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
He didn't write the book as a former soldier, he wrote it as a member of the royal family, so we're back to his and his advisors motivations for including it. And let's face it, it's about a paragraph. Hardly a detailed commentary on the inhumaity of war.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
What a stupid conclusion.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
It will but I did laugh at the roving reporter on BBC breakfast this morning, waiting for the hoardes and masses in Waterstones London. One (slightly bonkers) woman showed up.
She was on again just now. The shop just seemed full of people taking photos of the book.
Apparently it's very well written though
www.theguardian.com
In his own write: Prince Harry’s ghostwriter is so famous that George Clooney made a film of his life
JR Moehringer, biographer to stars such as Andre Agassi, was an obvious choice for the Duke of Sussex
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I'm not sure we should change the things we do or say because of the threats of hate preacher Anjem Choudary tbh
ska invita
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this whole numbers thing feels like a farcical british manners thing
british army responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in recent years in numerous countries
OMG he said 25!!!
not done in polite society old boy
british army responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in recent years in numerous countries
OMG he said 25!!!
not done in polite society old boy
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Choudary is a nutter by anyone's standards. If Harry had written that he'd nipped behind a bush for a pee whilst in Afghanistan he would be calling for his death for defiling holy ground.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
It will but I did laugh at the roving reporter on BBC breakfast this morning, waiting for the hoardes and masses in Waterstones London. One (slightly bonkers) woman showed up.
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ska invita
back on the other side
check 27 to 28 minutes on this regarding not talking about kills
thats what this is really about
thats what this is really about
Liked for the honesty
Sasaferrato
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muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
Same! But not £28 curiousI don’t like him at all but I've got to admit I'm quite curious
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