Three Days in June
The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3 Para's Deadly Falklands War Battle
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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.
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"An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war." (Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBE)
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- Mr J Coates
- 04-05-22
A war book like no other!
A war book like no other I have ever read. The mullti-dimensional way the book is written and narrated really transports the listener into the thick of the battle action, which oftentimes is very moving and harrowing. I recommend first reading Max Hastings excellent book on the Falklands war to give you a wider overview of the whole conflict and then Three Days in June as its companion. One definitely not to be missed for war buffs.
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- Darren Kyle
- 21-01-22
Humanity at all its limits
An incredible account of what must have been the most horrific, frightening, and shocking experience. Mixed strangely with, exhilaration and laughter in the most awful conditions at the blackest of times during the fighting. And the palpable relief for personnel involved at the cessation of the fighting. I found myself to be truly shocked and saddened by the accounts of these extremely brave soldiers doing their job in the harshest conditions, but at the same time unable to stop listening, and on occasions smile and be humbled at the humanity shown to each other regardless of nationality. An amazing talking account of a much forgotten war for a lot of the general public, which will for me, be one of the best I have ever heard, compulsive listening.
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- Oldboater
- 01-08-22
The Falklands War
Told using first hand accounts from members of the armed forces who lived and fought through what was a terrible experience. There is no jingoism in their stories just very graphic recollections of what actually happened. It was a very close run thing in the end.
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- wayne robinson
- 21-08-23
Breathtaking
For someone with no military background this is a breathtaking account of the battle. You realise what they put on the line for our country. You will feel proud but also very poignant towards those that lost their lives in tragic circumstances. Highly recommended.
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- Icecream Vanilla
- 07-10-21
Exceptionally well documented.
Really great listen, it gives a great insight into one of the major battles in recent history, it also highlights the confusion of battle at such close quarters from multiple perspective.
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- Paul
- 13-10-21
Honest, brutal, emotional and staggering account of the Battle
A truly amazing account of The Third Battalion The Parachute Regiment and it’s battle for Mount Longdon in the Falklands Island in June 1982.
A blow by blow account painstakingly researched of the battle from start to finish. Honest, brutal and very emotional detail of incidents where paratroopers - some as young as 17 fought, died and were injured.
A testimony to the training, ethos and above all courage and comradeship of all involved, with perhaps the inevitable cost of war.
Truly profound, the audio version bringing the whole thing to life.
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- Djscad
- 05-01-22
blow by blow account of the Battle for Mount Longden
A minute by minute and blow by blow account of the battle of Mount Longden personal testimony personal stories some knowledge of military speak terminology is required most parts but once you get in to the Account of the battle it’s a must listen until the end . EXCELLENT JOB
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- Briefcasewanker
- 17-01-22
Very indepth but some errors
I really enjoyed the book, it was very indepth but there were some very basic mistakes that annoyed me such as the re-occuring "Lieutenant Corporal" rank, also some of the voice actors seemed a bit feminine. It ended very suddenly which also made it feel rushed or unfinished.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-22
Amazing!!
The research that must have gone into this is astonishing. As an avid reader of war books, I can only wish others were of this standard.
Huge well done and thank you to the author and all the young brave lads who fought down there.
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- Stanley Backster
- 04-05-23
Excellent Account of the battle for Mount Longdon
Really enjoyed the story, took a little bit of get used to the account being written in chronological order but by sub-units. Some of the accounts are very personal and it must have been quite challenging for someone of the soldiers to give their accounts.
I really wish that some the narrators had learnt a some basic military vernacular. L/Cpl is Lance Corporal and not Lieutenant Corporal.
Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s book and really bought to life a battlefield that I’ve not visited or guided others around and probably knew the least about. It was equally as ferocious as Goose Green, Tumbledown or Mt Harriet. But it was the only time the Argentinians attempted any form of organised counterattack and significant casualties continued to be taken after the battle due to the heavy weight indirect fire.
Really good book
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