
All in the Same Boat: The Untold Story of the British Ferry Crew Who Helped Win the Falklands War (Hardback)
Warren FitzGerald (author)
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288 Pages /
Published: 05/05/2016
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All in the Same Boat: The Untold Story of the British Ferry Crew Who Helped Win the Falklands War (Hardback)
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The crew of the Norland were having a whale of a time in 1982, ferrying passengers between Rotterdam and Hull. Especially the 'girls' in the catering crew: Wendy, Frankie and Candy, all stewards and all gay men. So when their ferry was requisitioned by the government to transfer nine hundred paratroopers to Ascension Island for the war in the Falklands, the 'girls' jumped at the chance to be part of the crew. Shockingly, they were asked to carry on right into the heart of the Falklands, where they were to be the very first ship of the entire Task Force to make a landing. Untrained and unprepared, the crew faced heavy bombardment from the Argentinean air force. Miraculously, the Norland survived intact as many other ships were destroyed around it. And, just as miraculously, the paratroopers eventually looked on their camp catering staff as the heroes of their war. Written with the real-life protagonists, this book relates their incredible experiences in a war they never signed up for, while demonstrating how lasting bonds can be formed between the unlikeliest of people.
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781786060068
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 454 g
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 30 mm
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