Scram!: The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands - Hardcover

Benson, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848093624 ISBN 13: 9781848093621

Publisher: Preface Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Scram! In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. This title tells about: the two helicopter crashes and eventual rescue following a failed SAS mission high up on an in hospitable glacier in South Georgia; and, more. Full description

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Review:

"This is the real deal - amazing stories of a forgotten front line from one who was there" (Patrick Bishop)

"Harry Benson’s book is immensely readable as a lucid, exciting account of the entire Falklands conflict, and valuable too, as written by a combatant, not a historian. With a Falklands commander warning us only this week that Britain without aircraft carriers can never again send a Task Force to the other side of the world, this book reminds us that we may need more Harry Bensons" (Daily Mail)

"Excellent" (Daily Telegraph)

"Excellent...truly must-read stuff" (Flight International magazine)

"A detailed account of the outstanding contribution of the medium-lift Marine and Royal Navy Wessex and Sea King helicopters...The best part of the book is his account of the frantic pace of helicopter support for land operations from D-Day on 21 May" (Literary Review)

Book Description:

2 April 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands. This is the thrilling untold story of the young helicopter pilots - most barely out of their teens - who risked their lives during this brief but ferocious war.

About this edition

• Publisher: Preface Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1848093624
• ISBN 13: 9781848093621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 416