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23. Sir Mike Jackson

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Generals Sir Mike Jackson and the Second World War

Sir Mike Jackson is one of the few British senior officers to have had any direct dealings with the Russians. He took a degree in Russian Studies at Birmingham University, and later almost came to blows with the Russians during the Kosovo crisis. We asked him what his experience had taught him about the Russian army.

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