The biography of the H. Jones VC, a Falklands War hero whose death in the battle for Darwin was one of the turning points for the whole campaign. It is the story of an emblematic but complex war hero whose family history was surprising.
The gripping biography of the Falklands War hero whose death in the battle for Darwin was hugely significant and one of the turning points of the whole campaign.
This is the story of an emblematic but complex war hero whose dramatic death and subsequent posthumous VC symbolized an extraordinary campaign which was truly the end of an era. The biographer, John Wilsey, was a close friend and army colleague of H. Jones. The biography is introduced by Sir John Keegan.
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General Sir John Wilsey GCB CBE DL, left the Army in 1996 as C-in-C Land Command. In this capacity he was responsible for commanding and delivering the operational capability of the British Army worldwide. He has also been Joint Commander of operations in the former republic of Yugoslavia and GOC Northern Ireland. He has taught at Sandhurst and was a close friend of H. Jones. He is now Chairman of Western Provident, Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, a Commissioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea and Chairman of Salisbury Cathedral Council. This is his first book.
