{"product_id":"harrier-809-9781909269965","title":"Harrier 809","description":"'A COMPELLING, FAST-PACED NARRATIVE THAT THRUSTS US INTO THE COCKPIT. A MUST-READ ' Dan HamptonApril 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe odds against them are overwhelming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot since WWII had so much been expected of such a small band of pilots...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A military adventure, written with expertise...a tale of initiative, skill and courage, of pushing beyond the rules.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTHE SPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.\u003c\/strong\u003e' ROBERT GANDT, author of \u003cem\u003eSkygods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Utterly thrilling and totally absorbing. White conveys brilliantly the spirit of a great aircraft - and the men who flew it.'\u003c\/strong\u003e PATRICK BISHOP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e JAMES HOLLAND, author of \u003cem\u003eNormandy '44\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Set against the broader context of the Falklands War, Harrier 809 brings the squadron's story to life in fine and highly readable detail.' \u003c\/strong\u003eGARTH ENNIS, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePreacher\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHellblazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Silvertail Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567716897042,"sku":"9781909269965","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62e9251d-ffb8-445a-8ff1-e2828facf3bc.jpg?v=1731927154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/harrier-809-9781909269965","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}