Why Is The MoD In London So Intent On Stopping The Publication Of A Book

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe (Photo: MOD)

Dead Men Risen: The Real Reasons Why The MoD Wanted To Stop My Book -- Toby Harnden, The Telegraph

I’m still not quite sure whether Franz Kafka or Monty Python wrote the script for what happened to my pulped book, Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain’s War in Afghanistan, now safely reprinted and on sale this week after very minor amendments.

For those who haven’t heard, the Ministry of Defence bought the entire first print run (reportedly 24,000 copies) at a cost to the taxpayer of £151,450. An MoD official then oversaw the destruction of all the books , a process that took some seven hours, courtesy of Tiptree Book Services in Manningham, Essex – the place where books go to die.

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My Comment: In the internet age .... the idea that one can suppress information is laughable and an indication on how naive (and stupid) the censors are. In Toby Harnden's case, he shows no mercy to those who are trying to stop the publication of his book .... and is (in fact) intelligently using their objections (and stupidity) to further promote and sell his book. Kudos to him for not backing down, and the best of luck in selling his book.