Born for war : one SAS trooper's extraordinary account of the Falklands War

Hoare, Tony2022

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Tony Hoare always knew he wanted to be in the SAS. Both his grandfather and father had been soldiers, and so Tony signed up for Cadets at 11, then the Infantry at 17 and enlisted into the Royal Green Jackets before passing SAS selection in 1978. Less than four years later, Tony and his team were sent to a collection of islands just off the coast of Argentina called the Falklands, and told to do reconnaissance, as command felt there was a situation developing. No amount of training could prepare Tony for what happened over the course of the next 12 weeks, as the Falkland Islands became a battleground between British and Argentinian forces. Helicopters crashed and ships sank around him as Tony, at the centre of the action, fought to win. This is a thrilling account of what happened in the Falklands, an explosive story of land, sea and air battle from a soldier battling on the front line.