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Boat Troop
Within two weeks of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, four men of Boat Troop, B Squadron, 22 SAS, are on the islands too. It is the mission of these four men to gather vital intelligence without being detected by Argentine patrols. The rest of B Squadron are tasked with a suicide mission--an attack on the Argentine airbase in the mainland. In charge is a man unafraid to risk the lives of his men in search of greater personal glory.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 19, 1998
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February 9, 2023
I was hoping to enjoy this one but found it a slog to get through. The fake author blurb at the beginning is amusing given that the author is an Edinburgh novelist who also writes historical thrillers under the pseudonym of Jack Ludlow. The trouble with this one is that the Falklands conflict is too limited to serve as a wide-ranging backdrop for a military thriller, so it ends up as just a description of events with the fictional characters shoehorned into a few situations. The soldierly banter becomes grating early on and the whole thing seems to have been written in summary with masses and masses of unbroken description. Even the firefight at the climax seems half-hearted. If I want to read about the Falklands War I'd rather stick with non-fiction, such as the Max Hastings book.
January 31, 2024
Contrary to what other readers have said, Johnny Two Combs Howard is not a pseudonym of David Donachie.
Johnny Two Combs Howard, is an ex-SAS soldier. The stories are based on actual missions that happened whilst Johnny Two Combs was a serving soldier. David Donachie acted as a ghost writer, ensuring the stories flowed etc. He had no input to the storylines and incidents portrayed.
The stories are real to life, showing, on a daily basis, the issues that faced these brave men. Particularly the difference between the attitudes and lives of the officers, (often referred to as "Ruperts"), and the men that actually went into battle.
If you want realistic tales of SAS operations, the SAS trilogy will hit the mark.
Johnny Two Combs Howard, is an ex-SAS soldier. The stories are based on actual missions that happened whilst Johnny Two Combs was a serving soldier. David Donachie acted as a ghost writer, ensuring the stories flowed etc. He had no input to the storylines and incidents portrayed.
The stories are real to life, showing, on a daily basis, the issues that faced these brave men. Particularly the difference between the attitudes and lives of the officers, (often referred to as "Ruperts"), and the men that actually went into battle.
If you want realistic tales of SAS operations, the SAS trilogy will hit the mark.
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