Always a Marine

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Life After - The Military - Rated
Another good book from Steven Preece. I thought it was a good sequel to his first book and that both books go well together. The reading was interesting and the content made me as a fellow ex serviceman realise where I'd been going wrong adapting to civvy street after I left the military.

There's a lot in here about life. A good book written by a very determined man who undoubtedly needed to put a very violent past behind him.

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MDM

yeah right - Rated
look at all the reviews of this guys books? all 1st time reviewers no comments on any other books, that tells a story all by it's self.

no i wasn't a royal but i did the AACC and served with them as an attached personel, it is plagerism of stories he has collected over the years and told to a ghost writer to claim they were his.

you should be ashamed of yourself.leopards dont change their spots. once an animal always an animal.....once a walt always a walt just be grateful you were good enough to have served as a Royal there is nothing more to be gained than that, by telling stories and half truths

Fabulous - True to life - Rated
What a great sequal this book was. They should make a film out of it. It concludes the man's story. I related quite well to some of the stuff Preece wrote about. A good read as was his first book. I fully intend to read them again. That's my compliment.

Its the Only way - Rated
Well Mr. Preece after all these years. I've read some of the comments here and the one I find hard to believe is the one that says hard to believe. I've read your books too. I knew you during the period of your first one. Some good memeries there mate. I found you or should I say you found me during the period of your second book. Yes, Its me, Spike. You recognised me living rough on the streets and helped put me back on my feet in Liverpool or was that the chipshop you took me to. Ha Ha. You didn't write about this mate. You should have. It wouldn't be the first time you've pulled me out of the brown stuff would it!!

The only part of your book I wasn't happy about Steve is the END. When you found me and I had gave up on my life now, you told me this "You're a marine Spike, you never give up, you can fall down some times, but you have to pick yourself up because you're a bootneck." "We never give in."

Well, I listened Steve (Al), I am a bootneck and I have realised it stands for something. I'm on my feet now mate and I will stay ther, because I'm a bootneck.

I don't want to spoil the end of your book for people, but like you said to me mate, "You're a bootneck."

We'll always be marines my friend, I listened to you.

Spike W

Truth or fiction? One upon a time there was a marine........ - Rated
Unputdownable, very easy to read Steve's story. The writing isn't great, every person he meets is described in a similiar formula ie "the sheik had dark skin, a round chubby face and a short beard". Each chapter has our ex-marine working out and maintaining a high level of physical fitness. He mentions this time and time again. Everywhere he works he comes across people trying to stitch him up or being uncooperative. Whenever he goes drinking he finds someone who wants a fight, funny that.
After a few chapters you get the drift and see a pattern emerging. Disappointingly he keeps his marriage under wraps, I can understand why, his Wife must be a martyr, seriously.
I was in two minds, is the guy a total nutter or just a bullshitter? However, as I couldn't put the book down I guess I'm the nutter.
If only half the book is true and I'm being generous here then the man has still given a good account of himself. Only wish it had more depth and I could believe it.