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Three days in June : the incredible minute-by-minute oral history of 3 Para's deadly Falklands battle
O'Connell, James (Soldier)2021
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When 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion, fighting quickly escalated with shocking speed and severity, resulting in some of the bloodiest close hand fighting, terrible injuries, and shocking loss of life experienced by British troops since the Korean war. Recreating 3 Para's bloody Falklands battle from multiple angles, James O'Connell - who fought there and was seriously injured himself - has written a gut-wrenching 360 degree classic. Frustrated by highly inaccurate books about the battle, O'Connell decided to set the record straight.
Main title:
Three days in June : the incredible minute-by-minute oral history of 3 Para's deadly Falklands battle / James O'Connell ; foreword by Hew Pike.
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Imprint:
London : Monoray, 2021.
Collation:
528 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781913183592 (hbk)
Dewey class:
997.1'1'02442997.1102442
Language:
English
Subject:
Mount Longdon, Battle for, Falkland Islands, 1982Great Britain. Army. Parachute Regiment. Battalion, 3rd -- HistoryFalkland Islands War, 1982 -- Regimental histories -- Great BritainFalkland Islands War, 1982 -- Personal narratives, BritishHistoryFalklandsTrue war & combat storiesAustralasian & Pacific historyMilitary history: post-WW2 conflictsWar & defence operations
BRN:
3094213
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