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The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
Ian R. Gardiner
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Description for The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
Paperback. A gripping and thrilling insight into service with the elite Royal Marines during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp and 8pp of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Called to action on 2 April 1982, the men of 45 Commando Royal Marines assembled from around the world to sail 8,000 miles to recover the Falkland Islands from Argentine invasion. Lacking helicopters and short of food, they 'yomped' in appalling weather carrying overloaded rucksacks, across the roughest terrain. Yet for a month in mid-winter, they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body of men. They then fought and won the highly successful and fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000 foot high mountain which was the key to the defensive positions around Stanley. This is a ... Read more
Called to action on 2 April 1982, the men of 45 Commando Royal Marines assembled from around the world to sail 8,000 miles to recover the Falkland Islands from Argentine invasion. Lacking helicopters and short of food, they 'yomped' in appalling weather carrying overloaded rucksacks, across the roughest terrain. Yet for a month in mid-winter, they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body of men. They then fought and won the highly successful and fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000 foot high mountain which was the key to the defensive positions around Stanley. This is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473853423
SKU
V9781473853423
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Ian R. Gardiner
Ian Gardiner served a full career in the Royal Marines retiring as a Brigadier. Since then he has written two books (In the Service of the Sultan has sold over 12,000 copies and The Flatpack Bombers). He lives in Edinburgh and is a defence consultant.
Reviews for The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
...an excellent account of the service of 45 Royal Marine Command during the Falklands War, without a doubt the most successful miniwar that Britain has fought since 1945..This is the real thing, from someone who gave the orders and led from the front, from beginning to bitter end. His account is articulate, poignant and precise, even though thirty years have ... Read more