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Simon Akam
Simon Akam is a British journalist based in London. His writing has been published in
The New York Times
,
The Guardian
,
The Economist
,
GQ
, and
Bloomberg Businessweek
. He held a gap-year commission in the British army as a teenager.
Jehad Nga / The New York Times / ...
The Moment Britain’s Army Knew It Was Lost
In 2008, a dramatic failure in Iraq finally set the force on a path of improvement.
Simon Akam
February 20, 2021