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Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival
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 ________ 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. ________ '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
Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF
lieutenants' capture during the Gulf War 'HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED
SKY' Independent 'THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR' Daily
Mail _________ RAF Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol
were shot down over enemy territory on their first mission of the
Gulf War. Their capture in the desert, half a mile from their
blazing Tornado bomber, led to seven harrowing weeks of torture,
confinement and interrogation. An ordeal which brought both men
close to death. In Tornado Down, John Peters and John Nichol tell
the incredible story of their part in the war against Saddam
Hussein's regime. It is a brave and shocking and totally honest
story: a story about war and its effects on the hearts and minds of
men.
Josee's story has put the reality of life out there. "You wake up
in the morning with a normal life, and in the afternoon, gunshots
make you leave everything you had behind," said Josee. Her story
tells how you can still fight for your rights even at a younger
age. When she was a teenager, she was trapped in the war zones in
three different East African countries (Burundi civil war, 1993,
Rwandan Genocide, 1994 and Congo DRC civil war, 1996). "I was born
refugee and always found myself in the same position in every
country that I have lived in, until the age of 29," she said. She
was used to running away because of war and became so traumatised
to believe that she could settle or feel comfortable living in a
new country without being worried that at any time things might
turn around the wrong way. She always thought that war might break
out and make her leave again. In her story of being a Survivor
Champion, she also opens up about her experiences of domestic
violence, living an emotionally abusive life and many more
tragedies that will be found in the pages of this book. Josee's
story shows that you can always be adventurous and try to move to
other places for a better life. She says, "The best decision I have
ever made in life was moving to other places (countries, cities)
for a better life. You don't have to settle for a painful life."
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