JOHN LAWRENCE AND ROBERT LAWRENCE MC WITH CAROL PRICE - When the Fighting is Over. A Personal Story of the Battle for Tumbledown Mountain and Its Aftermath

London England, Bloomsbury, 1988. Reprint, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0747501742 Hardback Lieutenant Robert Lawrence of the Scots Guard led his platoon in a brave attack on an Argentinian machine-gun position during the battle for Tumbledown Mountain, one of the last and fiercest encounters of the 1982 Falklands conflict. Moving beyond to an are riddled with snipers, Lawrence came under gunfire from three different directions and, along with many of his platoon, was severely wounded. The injury to his head was so terrible that it was assumed he would die. In fact, Robert Lawrence made an incredible recovery, coming to terms with the paralysis that was his wound's legacy with a courage that in many ways equalled the courage that had led him so fearlessly into battle. This is his story - how he strove to gain a place in the highly respected Scots Guards; his almost instinctive desire to see action in the Falkalnds when the conflict blew up; his role in the war itself; and his personal battle to overcome his injuries, as well as the effect that his experiences both during and, especially, after the war have had on his whole outlook on life.