SAS : Sea King down /
by Aston, Mark; Tootal, Stuart.
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BookPublisher: UK : Penguin Books, 2022Description: xix, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781405942614 (pbk.) :; 1405942614 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 997.1102 ASTSubject(s): Aston, Mark | Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service | Falkland Islands War, 1982 -- Aerial operations, British | Falkland Islands War, 1982 -- Personal narratives, British | History | History | Falklands | Autobiography: historical, political & military | Memoirs | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | Australasian & Pacific historySummary: After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection to get into D Squadron, 22 SAS, in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought he'd missed out on all the action. Then on April 2nd 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Days later D Squadron were on their way south as the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. And over the next 6 weeks of fighting, the action never let up. But it was an event that was out of their control that came close to defining D Squadron's war: the night their Sea King helicopter crashed into the South Atlantic with 31 people on board. Splash was 1 of just 7 survivors of a tragedy that caused the heaviest loss of life to the Regiment since WWII. Evacuated to a hospital ship to recover, he defied orders and a suspected broken neck to escape back to his unit and rejoin the fight until it was won. This is the remarkable story of Splash's war.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 997.1102 AST (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003105619X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 997.1102 AST (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003105617X |
Originally published: UK: Michael Joseph, 2021.
Includes index.
After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection to get into D Squadron, 22 SAS, in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought he'd missed out on all the action. Then on April 2nd 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Days later D Squadron were on their way south as the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. And over the next 6 weeks of fighting, the action never let up. But it was an event that was out of their control that came close to defining D Squadron's war: the night their Sea King helicopter crashed into the South Atlantic with 31 people on board. Splash was 1 of just 7 survivors of a tragedy that caused the heaviest loss of life to the Regiment since WWII. Evacuated to a hospital ship to recover, he defied orders and a suspected broken neck to escape back to his unit and rejoin the fight until it was won. This is the remarkable story of Splash's war.
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