Title: Leading from the front
Description: As Chief of the General Staff, Sir Richard Dannatt was in overall command of the British army for the three years from 2006. This period saw some of the fiercest fighting yet in Afghanistan, and new and increased pressures and expectation placed on the army.
Subjects: Biography, Officers, Military History, Military policy, Armed Forces, Great Britain. Army, Great Britain
Places: Great Britain
People: Richard Dannatt (1950-), Richard Dannatt
Time periods: 20th century, 21st century