
- 330 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Forward into Hell
About this book
Forward Into Hell, written by a soldier from the ranks, is a candid account of the bloody battle for Mount Longdon during the Falklands War. Vincent Bramley describes in shocking detail the 12 hours of brutal man-to-man combat that it took before the Third Battalion Parachute Regiment were able to take the mountain from the Argentine forces. He exposes the effects that the fear of dying and the reality of killing have on the ordinary soldier during the heat of battle. He tells how some men went AWOL, how others (including him) faced their fears and confronted the enemy, and how some went on a vicious killing spree. Bramley's underlying message is that war should be avoided at all costs. But, while wars continue to be fought around the globe, the grim reality of life on the frontline will be fully comprehended by all who read this book.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 ‘On the bus, off the bus’
- 2 Everybody Loves a Soldier
- 3 Talk about War
- 4 The Green Light
- 5 Welcome to San Carlos
- 6 Aerial Overture
- 7 Donkeys
- 8 ‘Knocking on the door’
- 9 Sore Feet
- 10 A Waiting Game
- 11 ‘Gents, this is it’
- 12 Exchange of Fire
- 13 On Longdon
- 14 Nothing Personal
- 15 Forward into Hell
- 16 The Quality of Mercy
- 17 Personal Losses
- 18 ‘Don’t get bitter’
- 19 Para Support
- 20 First into Stanley
- 21 Spoils of War
- 22 Remembering the Dead
- 23 A Friendly Riot
- 24 A Different Kind of War
- 25 Postscript
- 26 Afterword: Nightmares
- Glossary
- Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright