Hugh McManners

Hugh McManners is an author and former soldier. He has written over fifteen books and numerous press articles, primarily on military-related subjects. Hugh was The Sunday Times' Defence Correspondent and has extensive experience in broadcasting as a presenter, co-producer, and expert commentator.Hugh spent 18 years in the British Army, much of that time serving with 3 Commando Brigade and 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery. He qualified as a commando, paratrooper, and army...See more

Hugh McManners is an author and former soldier. He has written over fifteen books and numerous press articles, primarily on military-related subjects. Hugh was The Sunday Times' Defence Correspondent and has extensive experience in broadcasting as a presenter, co-producer, and expert commentator.Hugh spent 18 years in the British Army, much of that time serving with 3 Commando Brigade and 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery. He qualified as a commando, paratrooper, and army diving supervisor. During the Falklands War, he served with the Special Boat Service and worked with the SAS, earning a "Mention in Despatches." Hugh also ran the British Army's jungle warfare training school in Belize.His career included passing the year-long Army Staff College course at Camberley and serving on counter-terrorist duties in Armagh, Northern Ireland, with the UN in Cyprus during the Turkish invasion of 1974, and at Fort Ord, California, with the US Army's 2nd Infantry Division (Light). After leaving the Army in 1989, he transitioned to journalism, becoming Defence Correspondent of The Sunday Times from 1995 to 2000. He also co-produced and presented numerous television documentaries and series on military topics.Hugh is the author of several successful military and outdoor-themed books. His book The Scars of War about the psychological effects of combat formed the basis of a landmark PTSD test case in the UK High Court and led to his work raising awareness of the psychological impact of warfare. Until 2020, he was Co-Director of the Scars of War Foundation at the University of Oxford, collaborating on groundbreaking neuroscience research into PTSD.Hugh's current focus is fiction, exploring the lives and experiences of those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure public safety. His latest work, The Sunday Service, is the first in a five-book military thriller series, beginning in Northern Ireland and moving into the Falklands War. See less