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020			_a9781848844414 (hbk.) : _c19.99 GBP
100	1		_aGARDINER Ian
245	4		_aThe Yompers : _bwith 45 commando in the Falklands war / _cIan Gardiner.
260			_aBarnsley : _bPen & Sword Military, _c2012.
300			_axv, 208 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_aYomping 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			_aGREAT BRITAIN _xROYAL MARINES _xCOMMANDO, 45.
650			_aFALKLAND ISLANDS WAR, 1982 _xCAMPAIGNS
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