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Falklands Hero: Ian McKay, the Last VC of the 20th Century

Falklands Hero: Ian McKay, the Last VC of the 20th Century

by JonCooksey (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

At the height of the bitter battle for Mount Longdon during the Falklands War , 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment's assault has stalled in the face of determined resistance. With his platoon held up by an Argentine machine gun, it falls to Sergeant Ian McKay to act. The machine gun has to be silenced to break the deadlock. Gathering a small group together, Ian McKay leads them in a headlong dash into the teeth of a withering fire. One by one they fall until only Ian McKay is left, charging on alone towards the Argentine gun and a place in history. His was the final act of a man who lived, breathed and was shaped by the Parachute Regiment: an act which earned him a posthumous Victoria Cross. This is the story of Ian McKay: the last British hero of the Twentieth Century.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 22 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 1844154939
ISBN 13: 9781844154937

Media Reviews
A British soldier who won a post-humous Victoria Cross for his courage in the Falklands conflict was one of those at the heart of the Bloody Sunday massacre. McKay's role is documented for the first time in a biography, Falklands Hero, by the historian Jon Cooksey. Both McKay's surviving family and comrades gave interviews and documents to the author, confirming his involvement in Bloody Sunday. - The Times. In an extract from his new book, Jon Cooksey celebrates the life of Sgt Ian McKay, war hero and the last Yorkshireman to be awarded the Victoria Cross. - Yorkshire Post Victoria Cross winner Ian McKay played an important role in not one but two big moments in British history, a new book on his life reveals for the first time - Rotherham Advertiser This book is not just a record of the actions of one brave man, it is a tribute to the determination of the British troops that fought on Mount Longdon that cold night thirty years ago. Though it was Ian McKay that led the charge against the Argentine positions, his men followed him unquestioningly. They too were heroes. - Britain at War