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Forward into Hell
Paratrooper Lance-Corporal Vincent Bramley's account of his experiences in the frontline of modern warfare is a testament that could stand for any soldier who has to cope with fatigue, fear, aggression, carnage and death. It is a story filled with compass
320 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2006
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February 23, 2018
An exciting foray into the Falklands War written by a member of the Paras who involved in the fighting.
Unlike some military books which begin with a load of waffling before getting into the war itself, this book starts pretty much with deployment.
It's well written and leaves you wanting more as it chronicles 3 months of deployment.
Unlike some military books which begin with a load of waffling before getting into the war itself, this book starts pretty much with deployment.
It's well written and leaves you wanting more as it chronicles 3 months of deployment.
August 12, 2018
Truth is more frightening than fiction
If you play war games on a computer you should read this book and know the truth.
If you are a politician who thinks using force rather than diplomacy. You should read this book.
If you are worried about the trivial things in life read this book
If you play war games on a computer you should read this book and know the truth.
If you are a politician who thinks using force rather than diplomacy. You should read this book.
If you are worried about the trivial things in life read this book
May 1, 2026
Another re-read. This one brought sometime in 2007 or more likely 2008 during many lunchtime breaks to Waterstones.
What follows is a gritty, no holds bar account of the Falklands war. Reading this through today’s poisonous 2026 prism I am surprised that it’s been published but then have to remind myself it was published decades before the current lunacy set in, when Britain was a freer place.
Vince talks openly about the physical pain of the marches the Paras took to get to their objective and of having to hump with the fire support equipment all around them.
The taking of Mount Longdon is described in gruesome detail letting the reader in to glimpse what those hellish hours must have been like. How his life had been spun on the wheel of luck, that other Paras sadly lucked out on.
It is a solid read but given a 4 out of 5 as I just get the impression that author is settling scores in the book. It’s probably me misreading it but that’s the impression I get.
What follows is a gritty, no holds bar account of the Falklands war. Reading this through today’s poisonous 2026 prism I am surprised that it’s been published but then have to remind myself it was published decades before the current lunacy set in, when Britain was a freer place.
Vince talks openly about the physical pain of the marches the Paras took to get to their objective and of having to hump with the fire support equipment all around them.
The taking of Mount Longdon is described in gruesome detail letting the reader in to glimpse what those hellish hours must have been like. How his life had been spun on the wheel of luck, that other Paras sadly lucked out on.
It is a solid read but given a 4 out of 5 as I just get the impression that author is settling scores in the book. It’s probably me misreading it but that’s the impression I get.
November 5, 2024
As real as it gets... from the horses mouth...
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