A Snapshot of a Soldier is the story of the author’s time as a soldier in the British army between 1963 and 1971. During this time British soldiers were embroiled in four active service conflicts (wars) in three different countries - Cyprus, Borneo, Radfan in the Yemen, and Aden in the Yemen. First of all, he trained as a communications specialist with the Royal Signals and then later trained as a paratrooper. Paratroopers were always among the first be sent into areas of conflict. The book describes how, as paratroopers, and young men, they found combat to be both exciting and scary. From a soldier’s perspective the sixties and early seventies were never dull. Their very training did in fact allow them to readily accept that hostilities (combat) were ultimately what soldiers were about. They were paratroopers, and that made them an elite (special forces) band of soldiers who accepted what they had to do. They were ready for the comradeship, danger and bravery that combat brings. The television series about American airborne troops called; 'Band of Brothers' is a truism that these British airborne soldiers understood very well - they were a 'Band of Brothers'. It describes how the modern soldier of the time endures and acknowledges what is expected of them in times of war against other soldiers and terrorists. Although this book is under the category; 'biographies memoirs' the book does not simply describe the events and experiences of the soldiers, it also uses speech (as you might see in a fictional book) between the soldier and others involved. This makes the book much more interesting - as if the soldier is talking directly to you.