Too Thin for a Shroud

A Memoir of the Falklands War

By: Crispin Black

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Hardcover | 16 June 2023

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192 Pages

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The story of the Falklands War was written by observers, but not yet by someone who fought on the ground. Crispin Black, who was platoon commander and went on to become a Chatham House fellow and Cambridge MPhil, has written this first-hand history aided by other troops and commanding officers (now all in their eighties) to tell the real story before it is too late. Rather than an unalloyed triumph of the British military, the command centre in fact made many incomprehensible, avoidable mistakes with loss of unnecessary lives. Everyone with an interest in British history will want to read this revisionary account.

About the Author

Crispin Black served as platoon commander of the Welsh Guards in the Falklands and survived the bombing of the HMS Sir Galahad, He moved to Northern Ireland and Germany before joining the Cabinet Office as COBRA intelligence liaison. He was a Fellow of Chatham House and has written for The Times, Guardian and Telegraph and commented on intelligence on the BBC, Channel 4, Sky and ITV.

Industry Reviews

DAILY MAIL, Dominic Sandbrook 'Haunting... you are plunged at the heart of the action.' ;DAILY TELEGRAPH, 'An important new book... a repository of damning facts.' ;DAILY TELEGRAPH Letters, 'a powerful case for a public inquiry.' General Thompson, Admiral Larken ;THE TIMES, 'Reveals how mistakes and prejudice led to an avoidable tragedy.' ;ROGER ALTON, former Editor Observer and Independent, 'Full of heroic characters, a remarkable story that has lain hidden for too long... A terrific document about war, that will be studied in staff colleges for generations to come. The top brass's passing the buck afterwards is appalling.' ;PHIL ROBERTS, CAPTAIN GALAHAD, Falklands 'A weight has been lifted off my shoulders' ; CAPTAIN ROBERT LAWRENCE, Scots Guards 'gruesome detail, what a bunch *****s the top commanders were.' ; MICHAEL SCOTT 'Forensically dissects what went wrong.... his story is compelling and disturbing.' ; MARK CORETH, Blues and Royals Troop Leader in the Falklands 'I implore you to read this compelling and important book.' ;GENERAL SEBASTIAN ROBERTS 'Compelling, focused and incendiary.' ; IAN DUNCAN SMITH, MP 'I am delighted Crispin Black has written Too Thin for a Shroud... ensuring that those who suffered and died, fighting for the freedom of others shall not be forgotten.' ; Amazon No 1 Falklands memoir

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