On Point with LTG Sir John Kiszely

Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely recently retired from the Army having commanded on operations at every level from platoon to division, including tours of duty in Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands (1982), Bosnia, and Iraq where he was Deputy Commander of Multinational Forces. His staff appointments included three tours of duty in the Ministry of Defence, latterly as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff. His final appointment in the Army was as Director of the UK Defence Academy. He is now a defence and security consultant, a Visiting Professor of War Studies at Kings College London, and President of the British Legion. During his service he contributed chapters to six books on military subjects, primarily historical, and is the author of the 2008 RUSI Whitehall Report `Coalition Command in Contemporary Operations`. He continues to commentate in the print media and on television, most recently in the series `Generals at War`.