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Not All Lions Could Be Tamed

Despatches from Iraq and Sudan

Av J.W.M. Ellery

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Both as a soldier and a civilian, James Ellery hasoften found himself playing a pivotal role in some of the world’s mostdangerous and controversial countries. Not All Lions Could be Tamed is a record ofEllery’s personal despatches to friends from two such areas - firstly in ashattered post-Saddam Hussein Iraq and then in a Southern Sudan struggling forself-autonomy. His writing is engaging, insightful and immensely readable. After a distinguished military career Ellery did not reston his laurels. He persuaded the Foreign Office to employ him in order that hemight be seconded to the US-led Administration of Iraq, There he was appointedDirector of Infrastructure Security, a vital role enabling reconstruction toprogress (and oil to be exported) in spite of a fierce challenge by Al Qaedaand other dissidents. This bought him in direct contact with the keyinternational military, diplomatic and political players - British and American- who were trying to make order out of the post-Gulf War chaos. In 2006, Ellery was then appointed Head of the UnitedNations Mission to Southern Sudan. A delicate but firm balancing act betweenmilitary pressures and nationalistic demands was required of him. Here again,his despatches capture this complicated role with insight and humour. “I rather enjoy doing this job because it isexasperatingly difficult” he told Charles Moore, in a Daily Telegraph article.Ellery’s positive attitude is reflected in this exceptional book. Not All Lions Could be Tamed is an extraordinaryrecord of unusual times in unusual places and Is a more than fitting sequel to Ellery’s first book TheDay They Ate The Zoo.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-11
  • Mått: 153 x 234 x 18 mm
  • Vikt: 545 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Förlag: Nine Elms Books
  • Medarbetare: General David H. Petraeus
  • ISBN: 9781910533918
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James Ellery’s military training started at Mons OfficerCadet School followed by a commission into The Life Guards. This was good preparation for his first deployment inSharjah. Thereafter, tours in Northern Ireland during their ‘Troubles’ – andback to the desert for secondment to the new Sultan of Oman’s army. Command andstaff appointments followed in the former Yugoslavia, West Germany, TheDemocratic Republic of Congo (for which he was appointed a CBE), and Sierra Leone.The jewel in the crown for all Guardsmen is leadership ofhis regiment. Ellery had the privilege to command The Life Guards in theAirborne Brigade and then, on change of role, to BAOR. In 2003, he applied for a Foreign Office posting in Iraq.After a senior appointment in the Coalition Provisional Authority, he took onthe fast-moving Directorate of Infrastructure Security which eventually brokethe back of the insurgents attempts to frustrate the export of oil and thedelivery of electricity. This was followed by a further posting to the UnitedNations Mission in Sudan in 2005.James Ellery lives in London.

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‘The result is a remarkable record. It is vivid,opinionated, funny, uncomfortable at times, and often very wise. It capturesboth the occasional absurdities and also the deadly seriousness ofinternational intervention.’  From the Foreword by General David H. Petraeus  ‘Brisk, bracing and sometimes brutal, Not AllLions Could Be Tamed is a compelling account of strategically importantinterventions which catapults the reader into the heart and heat of the actionin Iraq and Sudan. Most people would rather not put themselves in harm’s way.Ellery, it is fair to say, is not most people. He revels in danger, reportingfrom the frontline in a voice which is candid, courageous and full of humour. Aterrific book from start to finish.’  Justin Marozzi – journalist, historian & travelwriter

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