Harrier 809 (Paperback)

'A COMPELLING, FAST-PACED NARRATIVE THAT THRUSTS US INTO THE COCKPIT. A MUST-READ!' Dan HamptonApril 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.<p>In response, Britain dispatches a naval Task Force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just twenty Sea Harrier fighters against the two hundred-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. </p><p><strong>The odds against them are overwhelming.</strong></p><p>British Defense Chiefs' own estimates suggest that half the Harriers will be lost within a week. Against this background, 809 Naval Air Squadron is reformed, trained and sent south to fight.</p><p><strong>Not since WWII had so much been expected of such a small band of pilots...</strong></p><p>Combining groundbreaking research with the pace of a thriller, Rowland White reveals the full story of the fleet's knife-edge fight for survival for the first time, and shows how the little jump jet went from airshow novelty to writing its name in aviation legend. And of how a small band of heroes won victory against impossible odds.</p><p><strong>'A military adventure, written with expertise...a tale of initiative, skill and courage, of pushing beyond the rules.'</strong> <em>THE SPECTATOR</em></p><p><strong>'Harrier 809 reads like a fast-paced military adventure novel only better because every word is true. White has brought us an up-close, inside-the-cockpit saga of a band of heroes. Riveting.</strong>' ROBERT GANDT, author of <em>Skygods</em></p><p><strong>'Utterly thrilling and totally absorbing. White conveys brilliantly the spirit of a great aircraft - and the men who flew it.'</strong> PATRICK BISHOP</p><p><strong>'Utterly brilliant. The very best kind of narrative history, Harrier 809 is a fantastically exciting book. It reads like a thriller and has some of the best aerial action sequences I've ever read. A page-turner from start to finish.'</strong> JAMES HOLLAND, author of <em>Normandy '44</em></p><p><strong>'Set against the broader context of the Falklands War, Harrier 809 brings the squadron's story to life in fine and highly readable detail.' </strong>GARTH ENNIS, author of <em>The Boys</em>, <em>Preacher</em> and <em>Hellblazer</em></p>