Penal Company on the Falklands
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Penal Company on the Falklands

A Memoir of the Parachute Regiment at War 1982

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Penal Company on the Falklands

A Memoir of the Parachute Regiment at War 1982

About this book

A British Army veteran recounts the exploits of his rifle company in the Falklands War in a memoir of heroism, humor, and disaster.
In April of 1982, the Argentinian junta invaded the Falkland Islands. On leave at the time, the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment was recalled to join the task force to recover the Islands. With no parachutes, they made an 8,000-mile journey into battle on a North Sea ferry. Philip Neame was commander of a 100-strong rifle company with a reputation for troublemakers that earned them the nickname "Penal Company."
After winning the first major land battle on the Falklands, 2 PARA was the only battalion to fight in a second. At Wireless Ridge, Penal Company rose above its reputation to play a decisive role. Yet in the final moments they suffered a deadly artillery barrage—from their own guns.
This searingly honest account explores the realities of war—the tightrope between success and disaster, comedy and tragedy; the strength of companionship and the solitude of fear. Above all, it is a tribute to a band of brothers who, taking their nickname as a badge of honor, fought, cursed, and laughed together, to win through on those 'ringing plains of windy Troy.'

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Information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Military
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781399070720
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
BiografĂ­as militares

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Content
  5. List of Plates and Maps
  6. Foreword by Lieutenant General Sir Cedric Delves
  7. Author’s Note and Acknowledgements
  8. Glossary
  9. Chronology of Events, 1982
  10. 2 PARA Group Roll of Honour
  11. Prologue
  12. 1. MV Norland: Midnight, 20 May 1982, Falklands Time
  13. 2. Penal Company
  14. 3. An Ocean Cruise
  15. 4. Welcome to the Falkland Islands
  16. 5. The Battle for Darwin and Goose Green: the Prelude
  17. 6. The Battle for Darwin and Goose Green:‘Operation Dinosaur’
  18. 7. The Battle for Darwin and Goose Green: the Aftermath
  19. 8. On to Fitzroy and Bluff Cove
  20. 9. The Battle for Wireless Ridge
  21. 10. Into Stanley
  22. 11. Back to the Mother Ship
  23. 12. Homecoming: the Hard Part
  24. Epilogue
  25. I: The Surrender Ultimatum to the Argentinian Garrison in Goose Green
  26. II: Enemy and Friendly Forces at Goose Green
  27. III: Enemy and Friendly Forces at Wireless Ridge
  28. IV: D Company Honours and Awards
  29. Platessection

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