Download Four Weeks in May: The Loss of HMS Coventry AudioBook Free
On 25 May 1982, at a crucial juncture in the Falklands War, the destroyer HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinean aeroplanes. In a damaging strike, she was hit by three bombs, two which exploded inside her hull, eradicating 19 of her crew and leaving many others badly injured. Within minutes Coventry experienced capsized, and would finally sink the following day. It had been the first occasion because the Second World War that a British isles captain and crew had to get away from a stricken dispatch. This is the highly personal, often harrowing story of Coventry's battle told by her captain. PUBLISHER'S Be aware: This Audio tracks Book is made up of some explicit scenes/language.
