SAS: Sea King Down
£5.70
The thrilling, edge-of-your-seat true story of one soldier’s Special Forces operations in the Falklands War
‘BRILLIANT. A ROLLERCOASTER OF BLISTERING ACTION, SURVIVAL AND BEHIND-THE-LINES DARING’ DAMIEN LEWIS
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THE BIGGEST SINGLE LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE SAS SINCE WORLD WAR TWO . . .
1982, the British task force sails to liberate the Falkland Islands. Aboard: SAS D Squadron, determined to make their mark.
No one more so than Mark ‘Splash’ Aston.
But they have barely seen action when their Sea King helicopter crashes in freezing South Atlantic waters, killing 22 of Mark’s comrades.
The last out of the sinking wreck, he suffers a broken neck. But defying medical evacuation orders, Mark sneaks off ship, re-joins his SAS comrades to land on a mountain near Port Stanley – to defend it against days of attacks by Argentine special forces . . .
SAS Sea King Down is a pulse-pounding account of D-Squadron’s tragic loss and subsequent heroic stand in one of the most hostile places on Earth.
A story told by a man who barely survived to tell it.
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‘A gripping untold story of heroism, hardship and sacrifice within the SAS’ BEAR GRYLLS
‘Gripping, fast moving and completely authentic. A brilliant piece of work. Better than Bravo Two Zero’ – Mike Rose, former Commanding Officer of the SAS
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (13 May 2021) |
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| Language | English |
| File size | 14614 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 401 pages |
by Mr. W. S. Lynch
Good account of the battle, heroics and tragic loss
by David Welling
Another SAS book which is how it really happened as opposed to some of the fiction written about the regiment
by Nigel Horn
This is a really good book with the right level of tension which keeps you reading on. Both something of an autobiography and a detailed description of other events from someone who was there in the Falklands
by martin wilson gray
Epic it’s a must for anyone about my age.. 58.
by Douglas Hellier Laing
An excellent book that is explicit about the nitty gritty of war and told in a way without overtly dramatising what was an horrendous experience
by Hemsby Hammer
Concentrating on events in the Falklands as well as the author’s experience getting badged and life in the SAS, this book gives an insight into life as a special forces’ soldier. The sacrifices made by this elite troop and the determination to be at the forefront.
A tale regularly heard about scrimping to get by on the most basic of equipment whilst being asked to execute tasks requiring superior skill levels.
If the reader is interested in real life military biographies, then this is a book that hits the spot, although it will also satisfy any reader with an interest in military matters, whether factual or fictional, as it details the action the author was involved in.
by Tony Waters
Really enjoyed this read. Splash tells all with enough honesty to let you know of the failings you would not expect around the world’s greatest military unit.
Full of the good, the bad and a smattering of squaddie humour, have a read to understand what these guys put up with.
28/LXI
by Chris. LFC.
Read many books on the Falklands war ,this is another incredible story from the battlefield,a must read for anyone interested in the Falklands war.