A unique first-hand narrative of the Falklands war. A conflict that inspired individual and collective heroism among British armed forces, inspiring great pride in 'our boys' by the public back at home, but which also provoked - and continues to provoke - fierce debate.
Rick Jolly was a former RM doctor. His first book told the story of the medical base at Ajax Bay in the Falkland Islands, which he commanded throughout the 1982 campaign. A legendary figure in the Navy, 'Doc' Jolly remains the only serviceman to be decorated by both sides: he received an OBE from the Queen and the Oficial Orden de Mayo from the Argentine Government. Rick was also the founding chairman of the South Atlantic Medal Association for Falklands veterans. He died in 2018.
Jolly manages to convey so much within a relatively small number of
pages, the pace of all 74 days of the conflict immediately
apparent. The highs written with dark humour ... The lows are
written with a moving sensitivity. I will definitely be reading
this one through again very soon. * Rear Party Forum *
This is a book for anyone interested in military medicine and
psychology, anyone who just wants a fine testament to human
endurance, leadership and stoicism in difficult and highly
emotional circumstances, but perhaps most of all for veterans of
the conflict who had little idea at the time of the miracles being
worked on their colleagues as the battles raged around them.
Personally, I found it absolutely compelling reading, filling
another major jigsaw piece into the complex picture of those few
short but bloody weeks in 1982. Highly recommended. * Flagship, the
magazine for Seafarers UK *
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