Ben Barry – A Cold War – Front Line Operations in Bosnia 1995-1996 (History Press, 2008) - Shortlisted for the British Army Military Book of the Year Award 2009 joined the Light Infantry in 1976. After service in UK, Northern Ireland, Germany and the Far East he commanded Second Battalion Light Infantry in 1994-6. He returned to Bosnia to command a NATO Multinational Brigade in 2003.

Reviews of A Cold War:

• 'A great read, a wonderful description of how a British infantry battalion goes about its operational business' General Sir Mike Jackson
• 'A genuine pleasure. Not only the seminal account of a battalion on operations, but a book that defines the British soldier of the 1990s' Soldier Magazine
• 'A clear, frank and perceptive account of these dangerous and challenging operations, as well as an authoritative analysis of battlegroup command and the human dimension of front-line peacekeeping operations.' Professor Richard Holmes