Tornado Down - The Unputdownable No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF lieutenants'' capture during the Gulf Warbr>br>''HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY'' Independentbr>''THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR'' Daily Mailbr>_________br>br>RAF Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol were shot down over enemy territory on their first mission of the Gulf War.br>br>Their capture in the desert, half a mile from their blazing Tornado bomber, led to seven harrowing weeks of torture, confinement and interrogation.br>br>An ordeal which brought both men close to death.br>br>In Tornado Down, John Peters and John Nichol tell the incredible story of their part in the war against Saddam Hussein''s regime.br>br>It is a brave and shocking and totally honest story: a story about war and its effects on the hearts and minds of men.>

About the author

John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War in 1991. He was captured and became a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling co-author of Tornado Down and, with Tony Rennell, The Last Escape, Tail-End Charlies, Home Run and Medic, and author of five novels. He is also a journalist and widely quoted military commentator. His website is www.johnnichol.com.

Product details

• Authors: John Nichol, Nichol John, John Peters
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781405952460
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-5246-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: The Centenary Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; HISTORY / Military / Aviation, HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Air forces & warfare, c 2000 to c 2009, Prisoners of War, Iraq, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True war and combat stories, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Gulf War