The Falklands War : there and back again : the story of Naval Party 8901 / Mike Norman and Michael Jones ; foreword by Major General Julian Thompson.

Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2019.

xxv, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

On 1 April 1982 Major Mike Norman, commander of Naval Party 8901, was looking forward to a peaceful year-long tour of duty on the Falkland Islands. But events turned out differently, for the next day the Argentinians invaded and he and his forty-three Royal Marines found themselves fighting for their lives. They took up defensive positions around Government House in Port Stanley to protect the Governor, Rex Hunt. After a desperate battle in the gardens and even inside the house, Hunt ordered them to lay down their arms. As the surrender took place, an Argentinian told a marine: 'The islands are ours now'. The response was simple: 'We will be back'. They were, and this is their story.

9781526710772 (hbk)

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