H. Jones VC - Hardcover

Wilsey, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091793556 ISBN 13: 9780091793555

Publisher: Hutchinson, 2002

Synopsis

This is the biography of the H. Jones VC, a Falklands War hero whose death in the battle for Darwin had huge significance and was one of the turning points for the whole campaign. It is the story of an emblematic but complex war hero whose family history was surprising, whose army life included exposure to most of the military problems which Britain has encountered since the World War II, including security in Northern Ireland. His dramatic death and subsequent posthumous VC symbolized an extraordinary campaign which was truly the end of an era. Including much new material, this biography was written with the help of H. Jones's widow and is introduced by Sir John Keegan.

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Review:

'A remarkable book... a worthy tribute both to the man John Wilsey calls 'an unusual hero' and to the ethos of the British Army in which he lived and died.' John Keegan in his Foreword --John Keegan

From the Publisher:

The biography, written by the Commander-in-Chief Land Command, of the Falklands War hero whose death in the battle for Darwin had huge significance and was one of the turning points in the whole campaign.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0091793556
• ISBN 13: 9780091793555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368