Too Thin for a Shroud by Crispin Black
In 1982, eight young Guards officers in their twenties found themselves suddenly on the way to the Falklands 8000 miles away from Britain. Some four decades later, they realised that no one had written the history of this unique war in Britain's history from their side - including coming under Argentine fire on Sir Galahad on 8 June, the most dramatic day in Britain's military history since the second world war. Crispin Black tells their story and casts a startling new light on what happened to them, using the latest official documents. Even basic facts have remained hidden to this day.
DAILY MAIL, Dominic Sandbrook ‘Haunting… you are plunged at the heart of the action’ ;DAILY TELEGRAPH, ‘An important new book… a repository of damning facts.’ ;DAILY TELEGRAPH Letters, ‘a powerful case for a public inquiry.’ General Thompson, Admiral Larken ;THE TIMES, ‘Reveals how mistakes and prejudice led to an avoidable tragedy.’ ;ROGER ALTON, former Editor Observer and Independent, ‘Full of heroic characters, a remarkable story that has lain hidden for too long… A terrific document about war, that will be studied in staff colleges for generations to come. The top brass’s passing the buck afterwards is appalling.’ ;PHIL ROBERTS, CAPTAIN GALAHAD, Falklands ‘A weight has been lifted off my shoulders’ ; CAPTAIN ROBERT LAWRENCE, Scots Guards ‘gruesome detail, what a bunch *****s the top commanders were.’ ; MICHAEL SCOTT ‘Forensically dissects what went wrong.... his story is compelling and disturbing.’ ; MARK CORETH, Blues and Royals Troop Leader in the Falklands ‘I implore you to read this compelling and important book.’ ;GENERAL SEBASTIAN ROBERTS ‘Compelling, focused and incendiary.’ ; IAN DUNCAN SMITH, MP ‘I am delighted Crispin Black has written Too Thin for a Shroud… ensuring that those who suffered and died, fighting for the freedom of others shall not be forgotten.’ ; Amazon No 1 Falklands memoir
Crispin Black served as platoon commander of the Welsh Guards in the Falklands and survived the bombing of the HMS Sir Galahad. He was moved to Northern Ireland and Germany before joining the Ministry of Defence as COBRA intelligence liaison. A Colonel, he is a Fellow of Chatham House and has written for The Times, Guardian and Telegraph and commented on intelligence on the BBC, Channel 4, Sky and ITV.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783342297 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783342293 |
| Title | Too Thin for a Shroud |
| Author | Crispin Black |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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