Triumph over treachery - Rated 
Warrior is a compelling, honest and emotional read from a man who has battled all his life. From his childhood adoption, through troubled teenage years and onto the warzones of the world and to the final conflict against the MoD, Tam tells his moving story with humility, humour and honour.
Captain Henderson represents everything great and good in our armed forces, that our country should be proud of.
WARRIOR - Rated
I had the privilege of meeting this impressive man during a recent visit to his restaurant in Skye and I was completely captivated by his magnetism and unassuming temperament.
His book is quite something. A strong and outspoken account of his life. I read this book in one sitting it captured my imagination from the outset, a very moving account of a journey from childhood to a life as a Professional Infanteer in one of Scotland's Finest Regiment's.
As a serving British Army Officer, it left me wrestling with my own thoughts on the morals of an unpopular war examining and challenging my beliefs and opinions. More ostensibly casting doubt on the Military Covenant the mutual obligation between the Nation, the Army and each individual soldier; an unbreakable common bond of identity, loyalty and responsibility which has sustained the Army throughout its history, or is it nothing more than words.
Captain Tam Henderson's demonstrated that anyone can be sacrificed a betrayal that would become a different kind of battle a battle that he wasn't supposed to win.
Much more than a soldier's account of War, the emotion oozes from the pages, you feel the anguish and it delivers facts that are not so palatable but gives you a true insight and picture that is seldom delivered. This is history in the making, an autobiography that demands to be read.
Bravery beats Treachery - Rated
`Warrior' is a shocking, funny and warm-hearted book that lingers in your mind. I read it pretty quickly running through vivid accounts of warfare in what is a compelling story of Captain Tam Henderson's very eventful life. Its an Iraq combat story with a difference, frank and very much not gung ho.
Even the tale of his childhood adoption and his adult search for his birth mother is moving. He gives a picture of the class war inside the army, brushing up against posh, self-centred Colonel Blimps but also recounting witty tales of decent officers such as, unforgettably, `the Hesh'.
If you still have any doubts about the horror and injustice of the Iraq War - in which one million Iraqis have died - read this book and you will realise that the other injustice is that so many soldiers have been needlessly sacrificed by the Blimps and their cold, callous masters.
Tam says his own betrayal is symbolic of that experienced by all soldiers sent to Iraq by a government that, if it could, would lie about the day of the week. `Warrior' illuminates the lengths to which the top brass will go against anyone who rocks the boat in the name of justice and truth.
A True Story for a Change - Rated
This book has the ring of truth, seldom found in so-called soldiers' stories. It is raw, uncompromising and self-effacing.
The case of WO Thomas Henderson's fight to clear his name and rescue his career warrants special attention. It show all that is best about the British soldier.
The British Government should sit up and take notice of this book, because it goes to the heart of the cancer of denial at the MOD. It is not simply an excellent read - it is a wake up call. 'Warrior' highlights uncompromisingly Britain's waning capability to arm itself effectively and defend itself and the free world with honour.
No senior Army Officer worthy of his uniform, or Defence MP worthy of his privileged post should pass this book by - the faulty weapons described by Tam Henderson are still out there - one can only wonder why.
This book is essential reading for every British serviceman.
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