Three Days In June
The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3 Para's Deadly Falklands War Battle
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Publisher Description
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'If you only read one book about the Falklands make sure it's this one.' - Soldier magazine
'An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war.' - Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBE
When 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion, fighting quickly escalated with shocking speed and severity, resulting in some of the bloodiest close hand fighting, terrible injuries, and shocking loss of life experienced by British troops since the Korean war.
Recreating 3 Para's bloody Falklands battle from multiple angles, James O'Connell - who fought there and was seriously injured himself - has written a gut-wrenching 360 degree classic.
Frustrated by highly inaccurate books about the battle, O'Connell decided to set the record straight. What he did next was extraordinary - he revisited the Falkland's five times with comrades and Argentine soldiers and literally walked through the battle with them, step-by-step, creating an unprecedented masterpiece of immersive military publishing.
Combined with rare access to the Battalion's records and radio logs, the resulting book is the last word on Mount Longdon, and might be the most harrowingly realistic description of modern warfare you will ever read.
Customer Reviews
Three Days in June
Absolutely superb book. I could not put it down. I’m ex infantry and served at the same time these lads did ( not in the Falklands I hasten to add). So this is my era. So proud of every one of them. So important that their efforts and sacrifices are recorded and remembered. Well done to the author and what a struggle just to get it written and published… God bless them all…Every man a hero.
Amazing heroism
This must be the most complete account of 3 Para’s attack on Mount Longdon. The book is full of amazing stories of supreme endurance, fitness, heroism and bravery. All at a terrible cost in lives lost and massive injuries. A fantastic piece of work putting this all together and telling these individual soldiers stories
First class
Immersive, detailed and brutal the story of all these warriors laid bare, I knew a little of the story’s of these men on the ground, but didn’t quite realise how deadly those days were. Read this!