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"Clive Jones has written a fascinating account of a regular/irregular soldier who was involved with some of the key British special operations in the Balkans and Arabia from 1943 to 1968. Smiley, with his obvious code-name 'Grin', was a no-nonsense man, who was modest about his remarkable exploits in the best tradition of the British Army.--Saul Kelly, King's College, London ""Middle Eastern Studies"" Clive Jones' life and times of David Smiley is a wonderful book. It is hugely entertaining and engaging, as well as an impressive piece of scholarship and historical detective work. A fitting biography for one of the true legends of British covert military operations during the 20th century.-- ""Rory Miller, Georgetown University Qatar"" The book has been meticulously researched; there is not a superfluous word. It is weighty without being ponderous. The author did have quality source material with twenty hours of interview with Smiley and his family. It is a ripping yarn from start to finish about a genuine one hundred per cent Boys' Own hero.--Peter Sichel ""The Journal of the Sultan's of Oman Armed Forces Journal"" This brilliant and highly readable biography portrays a man, who despite his modesty, achieved so much, not least in Oman, a country he frequently visited in his later years.--Noel Brehony ""The Anglo-Omani Society Review 2020"""

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Clive Jones is Professor of Regional Security (Middle East) in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University and Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Historical Studies, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has published widely on the history and politics of the Middle East with a particular focus on Israel/Palestine and the Gulf. His book, Britain and the Yemen Civil War (Sussex Academic Press, 2010) was the subject of a BBC documentary.

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