FOUR WEEKS IN MAY: THE LOSS OF HMS COVENTRY - A CAPTAIN'S STORY

London England: Atlantic Books, 2007. FOUR WEEKS IN MAY: THE LOSS OF HMS COVENTRY - A CAPTAIN'S STORY First Edition 2nd Impression 272 pp., 24 photo-plates + 9 maps & diagrams. D.j., 24 x 16cm. small bump on edge . The destroyer HMS COVENTRY formed part of the British Task Force sent into the South Atlantic in 1982 to re-take the Falkland Islands from invading Argentinean forces. On the 25th May 1982 she was attacked by enemy aircraft and was struck by three 1,000 lb. bombs, two of which exploded inside her hull killing nineteen of her crew and injuring many others. Within minutes COVENTRY capsized but did not sink until the following day. It was the first time since WWII that a British captain and his crew had to abandon ship and take to the cold waters of the Atlantic. In this book her captain gives a highly personal account of the ordeal he and his officers and ratings endured. THE CAPTAIN'S ACCOUNT OF THE SINKING OF HMS COVENTRY IN 1982 (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition 2nd Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.