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Sea Skimmer
- The Untold Story of the Falklands War
- Narrated by: Larry Jeram-Croft
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
How do you counter your own weapon system when it's turned against you? The Falklands War posed just this problem. January 1982 and the Exocet sea skimming missile is a killer. The British should know, they co-developed it with the French. However, the Argentinians have them as well.
Marcel Bertrand, a French missile expert, is recruited to help them. On April 2, 1982, Argentina invades the Falklands. Soon after, Lieutenant Jon Hunt flies his Lynx helicopter from HMS Prometheus with a Special Forces team to covertly infiltrate the Argentinian Air base at Rio Grande. His mission is to persuade Marcel, who has been kept in the dark about the invasion, to agree to work for them. Once Jon explains the truth about the invasion, Marcel and his girlfriend Maria agree to help and manage to modify the missiles warheads with a software update so that they won't explode.
As the war heats up, Argentina desperately tries to make their missiles more effective, and the British try just as desperately to develop countermeasures. While down south, Jon Hunt discovers what it's really like to fly in combat. Eventually, Marcel and Maria find themselves in the Islands just as the British are closing in. A rescue attempt to get them out is led by Jon which culminates in a desperate encounter in the mountains surrounding Port Stanley, just as the final fight for the Islands takes place around them.
This novel is based on the personal experiences of the author and many true stories that have never been fully told before. This is the first in a series of modern naval adventures, following the career of Lieutenant Jonathon Hunt through the turbulent modern military times of the last three decades.
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- c j d flood
- 17-01-17
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Really enjoyed but could the lick of the money use as pages are turned be buffered out.
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- paul
- 27-10-15
Sea Skimmer!
Thrilling book, a must read for any military enthusiasts! A rare & fairly modern story based on true accounts!
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- Chris Lloyd
- 21-02-18
Audible version - not for me...
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
As an ex Lynx Flight SMR and a prolific audible reader I was looking forward to this and Larry's other titles. I am enjoyed Larry's book The Royal Naval Lynx, an Operational History. So this book had all the right ingredients. Unfortunately it was spoilt by Larry reading this himself. I would have given this 5 stars if a professional voice talent had been used... Sorry Larry, I shall be reading your other titles on a Kindle...
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- Selwyn Davies
- 25-05-22
Ex RN spanning this time
This audiobook faithfully follows events. Hard to believe we are talking 40 years ago. Ex Broadsword
Good old Androm!
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- Gerald
- 19-11-18
Excellent very well read
Excellent story, it should be made for the big screen.
very captivating and well read (mouse clicks bit annoying though.)
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- chris
- 15-11-21
Bloody awesome!!!!
I have to say from the start that until I noticed a review from somebody else re the mouse clicks I hadn't even realised there were there! I did listen in the car and maybe that made it less noticeable, but I was partway through the book before I clocked the review about the clicks.... No issue for me!
Right.... to the actual story.... from the very start I believed this to be a real account and only after seeing the review above did I start to understand it was fictional, I damn well wanted it to be true as it's so compelling.
I love the detail and I love the comments by members of the flight and ships company. I also love the banter between the forces, this made me want to believe it even more!
It's only at the end that you get to know it actually is based on a true story with a few fictional parts thrown in and that made it very satisfying.
All in all if you don't mind the little clicks (and I didn't) then this is an awesome read/listen.
Throughly recommended and hats off for narrating it yourself Larry. It only adds to it rather than detracts!
This is the first time I've written a review more than a few lines and it's worth it, thank you.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-11-22
sea skimmer
really enjoyed this book. the amalgamation of fact and fiction is seemless, which adds to creditable of the story. the speed, and the urgency and speed of the narration, only enhances and ' depicts' the importance of the speed required, for the situations.
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- patrick
- 01-01-21
Very enjoyable
As an ex "something or other" myself I really enjoyed and related to this story.
Yes, the reading has not been recorded in a professional studio, no Larry is not a professional reader but the story wins out. I think having the author read the story also allows him to emphasise the areas of the plot that are important to the story he is telling.
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- Patsy C
- 24-06-18
Very poor
The story might have been good if not for the terrible narration by the author. Traffic sounds in the background and clicking of the mouse totally destroyed concentration of the story. I persevered until the end and wished that I had read other people’s opinions and not made the purchase.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-22
Good story, poor quality listening
I had to stop listening to this audiobook as the narrating and background noise made it impossible to enjoy. I will find the book in paper instead. Other reviewers state the same, why then has this audiobook been released??
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