Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger were embedded for 10 months, with the US Army; but I feel like I have been embedded with the RAF for the last 10 years. An anthropological observer, trying to understand, and navigate the plethora …
BRITISH EXCLUSIVE – The Lone Captain
There is something serendipitous about my relationship with Restrepo. It’s as if this film and my destiny are intertwined. I first learnt of Sebastian Junger’s embed in the Korengal Valley in 2007, when BBC2’s The Culture Show invited me to …
Ladies – we are cordially invited to a film preview…Thursday at 2pm
Film preview anyone? This is the documentary accompanying Sebastian Junger’s latest book – War. I reviewed it recently for The Army Rumour Service For 15 months, Sebastian Junger followed a single platoon based at remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan. His …
Real life: War It Feels Personal
Hagar is reading Sebastian Junger’s War, which was sent to me to review for BBC2 The Culture Show, but a change of editorial heart meant that this was dropped. For 15 months, Sebastian Junger followed a single platoon based at …
Real Life: I Don’t Know How You Do It?
‘I don’t know how you do it?’ These immortal words are guaranteed to make the military spouse wince, just a little. We do it because we have to. We do it because there is no choice. What good does it …