Author Paul Cardin discusses the Falklands campaign

[Sumo]

The 40th Anniversary is a current affair. Thanks.

is your book dedicated to the 40 anniversary?

 

[slim]

is your book dedicated to the 40 anniversary?

FFS his book is dedicated to a Falklands Hero, namely himself

 

[BreathingOutOnTheWayUp]

Meanwhile, over at our sister forum, ARRSE*, there's an interesting review of an islanders angle on the war:

https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/a-falkland-islander%E2%80%99s-wartime-journal-surviving-the-siege-by-graham-bound.310163/

*Oh, but didn't @Falklands Vet queer his pitch with 'em over there when he first stated toting his tome?

Mmmm...

 

[Stirlin]

If he carries on with this promo he may just wake up Max Hastings which would be unforgivable.

 

[dapperdunn]

he may just wake up Max Hastings

He's awake already. New book. Operation Pedestal. All about the Navy's attempts to keep Malta supplied during the Second World War.

 

[WreckerL]

He's awake already. New book. Operation Pedestal. All about the Navy's attempts to keep Malta supplied during the Second World War.

Pedestal was one particular convoy in August 1942, don't know why he's writing a book about it, there's shedloads already. It was the most crucial convoy to Malta probably of the whole of the war. I've read a couple of books on it.

 

[BreathingOutOnTheWayUp]

Mmmm - Perhaps there's a Conspirancy Angle?

eg Diplomatic Telegram from Corporal H via Peru offered starving Maltese islanders honourable peace terms had been lost/suppressed for all these years. Diligent research into it's significance by amateur whistle blower causing shock waves throughout the official historian's inner circles.


After all - What the hells the point of 'History' if it cannot be regularly revised, re-written and rubbished?

 

[Sumo]

After all - What the hells the point of 'History' if it cannot be regularly revised, re-written and rubbished?

Or just cancelled if you don't like it.

 

[dapperdunn]

Pedestal was one particular convoy in August 1942, don't know why he's writing a book about it, there's shedloads already. It was the most crucial convoy to Malta probably of the whole of the war. I've read a couple of books on it.

I listen to a pod about it, with him. They were some brave those sailors.

 

[WreckerL]

I listen to a pod about it, with him. They were some brave those sailors.

I take my hat off to all of them, especially to the ships company of the SS Ohio. I feel a sort of affinity to them as my maternal Grandfather was Maltese and served on oil tankers during WW2, having survived two sinkings by u-boats.

 

[huwshpis]

My father was on the Pedestal convoy, in another tanker, not SS Ohio.

 

[Stirlin]

Manxman did a couple of stints doing relief runs to Malta before being hit by a torp' which took her out of the war needing extensive repairs.
In the DC school at Raleigh were pics of the damage done by the torp' to illustrate how good DC could save a ship.