The Yompers : (Record no. 29399)

MARC details
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781848844414 (hbk.) :
Terms of availability 19.99 GBP
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name GARDINER Ian
245 4# - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Yompers :
Remainder of title with 45 commando in the Falklands war /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ian Gardiner.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Barnsley :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Pen & Sword Military,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 208 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Yomping was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long distances on foot. Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic, it caught on and is now in common usage.The Yompers is the first account to be written by a company commander who fought in the Falklands War. Called to action from their beds early on 2 April 1982, the author along with the rest of 45 Commando Royal Marines, sailed 8,000 miles to play a key role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation. Lacking helicopters and short of food, they yomped in appalling weather carrying overloaded rucksacks, across ground which threatened to break legs and ankles at every step. Despite extreme hardship, their morale and training ensured they remained a cohesive fighting-fit body of men.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element GREAT BRITAIN
General subdivision ROYAL MARINES
-- COMMANDO, 45.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR, 1982
General subdivision CAMPAIGNS
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 44812-1001
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s Y
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Defence Academy Library Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 03/02/2015 4 997.1102442 GAR 44812-1001 11/08/2020 1 03/01/2024 Book