British field marshal, also known as Baron Bramall, served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 and 1982
British director of the United Kingdom Special Forces during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War
Former British military officer, later employee of Sandline International, a private military company, wrote a book called 'An Unorthodox Soldier' about his life