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June 1982, and in the middle of a South Atlantic winter, the Falklands War is at its height. The Parachute Regiment has already been in action--2 Para securing a hard fought victory at Darwin-Goose Green at a heavy price in killed and wounded including their CO, Lieutenant Colonel 'H' Jones, later awarded a posthumous VC. Now, two weeks later, as they look up at the long, frost shattered spines of rock which stab the air from the summit of Mount Longdon on the outer ring of the Stanley defenses, the 'toms' of 3 Para know it is their turn. As they prepare to assault their objectives--features code named 'wing forward', 'fly half' and 'full back'--the men of 3 Para know they are in for a fight. Just before 'zero' some of them are simply told to pray. This, the first in a new series on Special Operations, tells the story of 3 Para and the often-neglected struggle for Mount Longdon. It was a battle which tested the discipline, comradeship and professionalism of the paras to the limit; it was a battle which witnessed another posthumous VC; it turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the entire Falklands Campaign.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9781844151158
EAN: 9781844151158
Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2004
Bood Data Readership Text: General (US: Trade)
Depth: 10
Gardner Classification Code: Y00
Illustration: Y
Language: English
No of Pages: 144
PrintOnDemand: N
Spine Width: 9 mm
UK Availability: TOS
ISBN-10: 1844151158
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Dewey: 997.110
Height: 246 mm
Illustrations: 50col.ill.
MediaMail: Y
Pagination: 144 pages, 50col.ill.
Series Title: English
Star Rating: 2
Width: 172 mm