Falklands War Heroes: Extraordinary true stories of bravery in the South Atlantic

During the Falklands War in 1982, 255 British military personnel lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Lord Ashcroft has amassed the world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses and other gallantry awards, commemorating the bravery of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who risked their lives to reclaim the islands from the Argentine invaders. Falklands War Heroes tells the stories behind his collection, which spans all the major events of the war.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2021
Publisher: Biteback Publishing

The Falklands War, which may prove to be the last 'colonial war that Britain ever fights, took place in 1982. Fought 8,000 miles from home soil, it cost the lives of 255 British military personnel, with many more wounded, some seriously. The war also witnessed many acts of outstanding courage by the UK Armed Forces after a strong Task Force was sent to regain the islands from the Argentine invaders. Soldiers, sailors, and airmen risked, and in some cases gave, their lives for the freedom of 1,820 islanders. Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated by bravery since he was a young boy, has amassed several medal collections over the past four decades, including the world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses, Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry award. Falklands War Heroes tells the stories behind his collection of valor and service medals awarded for the Falklands War. The collection, almost certainly the largest of its kind in the world, spans all the major events of the war. This book, which contains nearly forty individual write-ups, has been written to mark the fortieth anniversary of the war. It is Lord Ashcroft's attempt to champion the outstanding bravery of our Armed Forces during an undeclared war that was fought and won over ten weeks in the most challenging conditions.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785907142