Product Description

New in paperback, this is Corporal George Thomson's highly charged action filled account of warfare against all odds. It is the true story of the brave 22 marines left for dead on the shores of South Georgia. NP 8901 Royal Marine George Thomsen is enjoying a drink at a farewell party after spending a 12 month tour of duty on the Falklands. But celebrations on 'going home' are cut short as he is hauled from the party to learn that his duties in the South Atlantic are very far from over. He is ordered to pick 8 men and to embark on the HMS Endurance the next morning, for the most dangerous mission of his career. 800 miles to the south East, scrap merchant Davidoff accompanied by argentine troops masquerading as his employees, have raised the Argentine flag over the distant frozen island of South Georgia - British territory and the base of The British Antarctic Survey Team. Davidoff has held up one finger at The Empire and set the match to the touch paper that will escalate into all out war. Lightly armed and stranded by a departing HMS Endurance, the tiny besieged and outnumbered force make ready for a classic battle to protect the island and its scientists, against massive odds, from the air, land and sea.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134864 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
Hardback edition was reviewed in The Daily Express, Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail.

About the Author
Malcolm Angel was born a Londoner but grew up in Dorset where he lives with his wife Anne. His varied career has led him from employment in advertising and media in the head office of a holiday camp company, to a spell in the motor industry, before branching out into his own family business. He is a designer and planning consultant and has worked for many years in theatre management. He was a Mayor at the age of 38, is a first dan in British Tomiki Aikido and a member of the exclusive Thursday Writers.

Customer Reviews

At last
It has been 27 years since the Falklands War and until now this is the first time the story of the 22 Royal Marines and what happened to them on South Georgia on 3rd April 1982 has been devoted to a book of it's own.

Many books have been written about the Falklands but the actions of these men were either ignored or dismissed by a mere paragraph in most of them.

They were fighting under ridiculous odds of around 200 Argentinians to 22 RM yet still managed to down 2 helicopters and put the Argentine corvette Guerrico out of action.

My husband is one of the men photographed on the front cover and it's high time that these Royal Marines get the recognition they deserve for what they achieved!

Action packed
I thouroughly enjoyed this book, the authors narrative rips along at a breathtaking pace taking the reader into the mindset of a Royal Marine Commando, if I have any criticism it's that the book is simply not long enough! The build up to the action is intense & when it came I was not disappointed, the climax was an all barrels blasting crescendo!! I would recommend this book time & time again. Stunning.

Too Little too far
This book was a disappointment. It tells little of substance of the Falklands campaign and is well supplied with "Barrack Room" expletives. It is essentially a story about an Army detail and does not progress above that level.