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The true story of one young naval officer's journey to war. Spring 1982. The government of Argentina seizes control of an obscure group of islands in the South Atlantic. And the Falklands War, the last great naval conflict of the 20th century, is about to begin. On board the HMS Illustrious a young naval officer started keeping a diary of the voyage to the South Atlantic - the story of a young man embarking on a terrifying adventure from which he...
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A riveting true life account of a Royal Navy serviceman on board an aircraft carrier.
14th June, 1982: The Argentine government officially surrenders to the British, ending the Falklands War. Six British ships were lost in the conflict, along with 255 British servicemen. Victory was won, but at a cost.
Having emerged from his first experience of combat alive and well, we follow our author while serving on the British Navy aircraft carrier, the HMS...
3) To Do or Die
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Treachery and valour in the Second World War. As Hitler's armies march across Europe, Eddie Dawson, an explosives expert and lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, is sent to France on an assessment mission. His task completed, he anticipates an early return to Britain. Instead, he's sent to German territory where the French have launched an ill-advised invasion. Dawson's demolition skills are needed to clear a minefield. Within hours everything goes...
4) Operation XD
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Eddie Dawson returns in his most explosive outing yet. If an officer wants to talk, something's usually wrong. Plucked from his unit, Eddie Dawson knows trouble awaits. The Netherlands is under Nazi invasion from land and sea. Amsterdam is besieged. But the Nazis aren't interested only in conquest; they want the enormous Dutch oil reserves for their war effort. Soon Dawson understands what game is afoot: he's an explosives expert, and there's a load...
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Bravery and close combat in the fight against Hitler. Eddie Dawson and Major Sykes are sent to the impregnable Eben Emael in Belgium, the strongest fort in the world. That night activity in the village wakes them and they return to the fort and witness a group of German soldiers landing on the roof in gliders. This main attack lasts 20 minutes, leaving Eben Emael crippled. But Dawson is disturbed – he has seen the Germans do the impossible: blasting...
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