The Accidental Soldier
- Author Owain Mulligan
- Narrator Owain Mulligan
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date 10 April 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 29 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Military forces and sectors, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, True war and combat stories.
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Listeners are LOVING The Accidental Soldier:
'One of the funniest books you will ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I've spent 15 years waiting for a book which entertainingly brings to life the humour, mundanity & absurdity of serving in Iraq . . . Thankfully this is that book and it is excellent' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely brilliant from start to finish . . . Just when you feel the situation is about to drop off a cliff (again!), Mulligan turns it around with a jab of wit as amusing yet as honest as the chance of surviving in a Snatch Land Rover in Basra.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Accidental Soldier is a searingly honest and darkly funny account of what it was really like being in the British Army in Iraq (including all the bits they probably hoped you'd never find out). We share all the hardships, fears, and occasional lunacy of military life as Owain and his men try to navigate a war gone badly wrong. One thing's for sure; you'll never look at the phrase 'military precision' in quite the same way again...
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'This book is absolutely incredible. It made me laugh more than any book in so many years. I found the writing just so unbelievably brilliant and hilarious and affecting . . . I am crazy about it!' - Marina Hyde
'I loved it . . . relentlessly funny and really well written' - John Oliver
'Authentic and compulsive' - Richard E. Grant
'A fascinating insight into the often farcical chaos and catastrophe of war. Reads like a non-fiction Catch-22. Compelling, enlightening and bleakly funny. A jaw-dropping read.' - Matt Haig
'An instant classic - a deeply funny and mordant book about war.' - Richard Curtis
The Accidental Soldier is brilliant. It's hilarious. It's laugh-out-loud funny. A confident 11/10.' -The Wavell Room podcast
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100% of the author's royalty earnings (expected to be at least £20,000) from sales of the book in the UK & Commonwealth will be given to War Child (a registered charity, charity number 1071659) and its wholly owned subsidiary War Child Trading Limited (a registered company, company number 05100189).
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The Accidental Soldier published as an instant Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller in the w/c 2025-04-14.
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| Author | Owain Mulligan |
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| Narrator | Owain Mulligan |
| Duration | 9 hours and 29 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781399737081 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Genre | Military forces and sectors, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, True war and combat stories |
| Collections | The Art Of War, The Best Audiobooks of 2025 |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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