From frontline service in Northern Ireland, through operational command in the Balkans, to leading the Army on the eve of the Iraq war, General Sir Mike Jackson never imagined when he signed up to the British Army, at 19-years-old, that he would rise to the very top.
Known to almost all as Jacko – he was a key figure in many historic moments during 45 years of service.
But it was his time leading international peacekeepers in Kosovo that perhaps best illustrates the range of skills he brought to the job.
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