Tigers at War is the remarkable story of the infantrymen of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, the Tigers by nickname, who, since the end of the Cold War and fall of the Iron Curtain, have served on the front line in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as the many small wars and brush fires across Africa, Asia, and Europe. The Regiment's unstinting and courageous service around the globe reflects Britain's political and military engagement on the world stage over the last quarter-century, and the Tigers emerged from the Second Gulf War (2003-09) with the distinction of having won more gallantry decorations for valor than any other regiment in the British Army. Tigers at War provides an impressive and compelling life and times portrait of the modern Regiment in war and conflict. This superbly researched book, written by a serving officer, and incorporating the vivid reminiscences of the soldiers in the thick of action, is a tribute not only to an exceptional fighting regiment but also to the extraordinary acts of courage of its individual infantrymen. A compelling and absorbing narrative, the book serves to mark the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the latest incarnation of this remarkable, and quintessentially English infantry regiment, which reaches back over 445 years of unbroken regimental soldiering in the service of the crown, and spanning the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I to Queen Elizabeth II.

本書は英国軍最強の「タイガース」連隊が辿った激闘の軌跡であり、単なる戦記を超えた高潔な人間賛歌です。現役将校の緻密な分析と兵士たちの生々しい回想が融合し、戦場のリアリティを圧倒的な熱量で描き出します。四百四十余年の伝統が現代の戦火でどう継承されたのか。その歴史の重みと個人の勇気が織りなすドラマは、読者の魂を激しく揺さぶります。 著者は極限状態における人間の尊厳を浮き彫りにし、「勇気」の本質を私たちに問い直させます。最前線で示された自己犠牲の精神は、文字を通じて命の鼓動となり、胸に迫ります。これは戦火の中で輝いた誇り高き戦士たちの矜持に触れ、その魂を追体験するための至高の叙事詩です。