No Sea Too Rough: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Falklands War, The Untold Story - Couverture rigide

Puddefoot, Geoff

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ISBN 10 : 186176314X ISBN 13 : 9781861763143

Editeur : Chatham Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

It is now 25 years since the Falklands War was fought and won in the stormy South Atlantic, thousands of miles from any major land base. It was essentially a naval campaign and one that was crucially dependant on a long and vulnerable logistics 'tail'. Providing the all-important food, fuel and ammunition to the British task force was the job of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - whose unofficial motto boasts 'No sea too rough, no job to tough.' < Belying their 'auxiliary' tag, RAF ships were in frontline from the beginning, launching military operations and taking casualities - most notably when the two landing ships were bombed in Bluff Cove. But their real contribution has never been fully appreciated, so this book, based on numerous testimonies of those who were there, will put the record straight. Alingside moments of individual heroism emerges a wider story of the ingenuity and spirit of a 'can-do' service. < With none of the protection of warships, and holds full of highly volatile cargoes - fuel, explosives and even a few nuclear rounds - serving in RAF ships required a special kind of dedication, and this book is a true tribute to their extraordianry achievements. < AUTHOR: Geoff Puddefoot trained as a teacher but now earns his living as a freelance journalist. He has published dozens of articles over the last ten years, including a recent piece about naval food and the RFA. He has also written several historical novels and is currently involved in writing a second book about the RFA, which details the service's history from the Second World War to the present day.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

May 2007 sees the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Falklands War, a short but vicious conflict over a group of remote south Atlantic islands that most of the world had never heard of. Fought thousands of miles from any major land base, it was essentially a naval war and one that was crucially dependant on a long and vulnerable logistics 'tail'. Providing the all-important food, fuel and ammunition to the British task force was the job of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - whose unofficial motto boasts 'No sea too rough, no job too tough'. Belying their 'auxiliary' tag, RFA ships were in the frontline from the beginning, launching military operations and taking casualties - most notably when the two landing ships were bombed in Bluff Cove. But their real contribution has never been fully appreciated, so this book, based on numerous testimonies of those who were there, will put the record straight. Alongside moments of individual heroism emerges a wider story of the ingenuity and spirit of a 'can-do' service. With none of the protection of warships, and holds full of highly volatile cargoes - fuel, explosives and even a few nuclear rounds - serving in RFA ships required a special kind of dedication, and this book is a tribute to their extraordinary achievements.

Biographie de l'auteur

GEOFF PUDDEFOOT trained as a teacher but now earns his living as a freelance journalist . He has published dozens of articles over the last ten years, including a recent piece about naval food and the RFA. He has also written several historical novels and is currently involved in writing a second book about the RFA, which details the service's history from WWII to the present day.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chatham Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 186176314X
• ISBN 13: 9781861763143
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible