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Ken Wharton captures the authentic voice of the British soldier at the height of what is generally known as the Irish Troubles but was in fact a war ... A master storyteller, he produces a rich and magnificent tapestry. Packed with new information and telling detail, Wasted Years is not just a gripping narrative but also an important contribution to military and Irish history. * Toby Harnden, bestselling author of Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh and Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards & the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan * Nobody does Northern Ireland like Ken and nobody tries harder to tell the stories of the men that soldiered and died, policed and patrolled, cried and bled, or lived and wept on the Emerald Isle than he. * Steven McLaughlin, bestselling author of Squaddie * A powerful testament to the plain soldier of the British Army. That hero speaks out in these pages. He and she held the line during the dark years. Their victory, their courage and their humanity remind us that in human affairs, yes, sometimes the good guys really do win. * Kevin Myers, bestselling author of Watching the Door: Cheating Death in Belfast in the 70s * Ken Wharton's remarkable work rolls on, a monumental feat of history writing. * Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Bomber Boys and 3 Para * The spirit of honour, brotherhood, superlative soldiering and true grit lives on in Ken Wharton's new volume about The Troubles. Read it - lest we forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice, fighting the scourge of terrorism across the water. * Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Zero 6 Bravo and Firestrike 7 *

Ken Wharton's remarkable work rolls on, a monumental feat of history writing. -- Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Bomber Boys and 3 Para Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Bomber Boys and 3 Para The spirit of honour, brotherhood, superlative soldiering and true grit lives on in Ken Wharton's new volume about The Troubles. Read it - lest we forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice, fighting the scourge of terrorism across the water. -- Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Zero 6 Bravo and Firestrike 7 Damien Lewis, bestselling author of Zero 6 Bravo and Firestrike 7 Ken Wharton captures the authentic voice of the British soldier at the height of what is generally known as the Irish Troubles but was in fact a war ... A master storyteller, he produces a rich and magnificent tapestry. Packed with new information and telling detail, Wasted Years is not just a gripping narrative but also an important contribution to military and Irish history. -- Toby Harnden, bestselling author of Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh and Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards & the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan Toby Harnden, bestselling author of Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh and Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards & the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan Nobody does Northern Ireland like Ken and nobody tries harder to tell the stories of the men that soldiered and died, policed and patrolled, cried and bled, or lived and wept on the Emerald Isle than he. -- Steven McLaughlin, bestselling author of Squaddie Steven McLaughlin, bestselling author of Squaddie A powerful testament to the plain soldier of the British Army. That hero speaks out in these pages. He and she held the line during the dark years. Their victory, their courage and their humanity remind us that in human affairs, yes, sometimes the good guys really do win. -- Kevin Myers, bestselling author of Watching the Door: Cheating Death in Belfast in the 70s Kevin Myers, bestselling author of Watching the Door: Cheating Death in Belfast in the 70s

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Ken Wharton is in his mid-60s but retains a youthful, though deeply knowledgeable and experienced view of the Northern Ireland troubles. It was said by one military historian that: ‘… nobody does Northern Ireland quite like Ken Wharton.’ Living on Australia’s sun-kissed Gold Coast, he divides his time between there and his native UK. He returns to Britain as often as he can and still makes an annual pilgrimage to Ulster to lay his own ghosts and to remember the fallen of Britain’s forgotten war. A former football referee in the tough West Yorkshire League and with 500 skydives under his belt, he retains a young man’s view of the world, whilst at the same time, retaining his grip on reality.

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