Three Days in June

The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3 Para's Deadly Falklands War Battle

De: James O'Connell, Lieutenant General Sir Hew Pike - foreword

Narrado por: Brian Bowles, Colin Mace, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Freddie Gaminara, Geoffrey Lumb, Huw Parmenter, Joe Gaminara, Oseloka Obi, Paul Panting, Penelope Rawlins, Sam Newton

When 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion, fighting quickly escalated with shocking speed and severity, resulting in some of the bloodiest close hand fighting, terrible injuries and shocking loss of life experienced by British troops since the Korean war.

Recreating 3 Para's bloody Falklands battle from multiple angles, James O'Connell - who fought there and was seriously injured himself - has written a gut-wrenching 360-degree classic.

Frustrated by highly inaccurate books about the battle, O'Connell decided to set the record straight. What he did next was extraordinary - he revisited the Falkland's five times with comrades and Argentine soldiers and literally walked through the battle with them, step-by-step, creating an unprecedented masterpiece of immersive military publishing.

Combined with rare access to the Battalion's records and radio logs, the resulting book is the last word on Mount Longdon, and, voiced by a full cast of actors, might be the most harrowingly realistic description of modern warfare you will ever hear.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Maureen O'Connell (P)2021 Octopus Publishing Group

Reseñas de la Crítica

"An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war." (Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBE)

The Falklands like you’ve never seen

This is an intense read. It’s like being with those in the heat of battle in real time. The language is colorful but given that it expresses unbelievable shock and battle brutality, one can’t expect any different. Like it’s said at the beginning, the battle for Mt. Longdon was like a small scale WWI battle. It’s that ferocious, and it’s told from those who were there. WOW.

Very good

Recommended to me, and it was a good recommendation. very straight forward book, straight from those who lived it.

Absolutely Fantastic

This book is absolutely wonderful. Highly recommend! The author put a great amount of time into organizing the accounts of many men who were involved in this battle. Each of their stories is incredible. Including those on both sides of the battle.
I highly recommend reviewing the included PDF prior to, and while you listen. The PDF will allow you to better visualize Mount Longdon and the glossary explaining the various military vernacular is extremely helpful

Longdon

This book tells the story of the Battle of Mount Longdon. It provides the account of the combatants involved in the conflict, including some Argentine accounts.

Not what I was hoping for

I had hopes that this would be like the book Tobruk - I'd learn about the war with lots of 1st hand accounts tossed in. The book ended up being *all* 1st hand accounts, with a lot of repetition and no context regarding the war.