No Picnic Quotes

“surface-to-air missiles; a gun or missile had shot down a British Sea Harrier on 4 May. There were”
― Julian Thomson, No Picnic

“On Mount Harriet 42 Commando found themselves with over 300 prisoners, including the Commanding Officer of the Argentine 4th Infantry Regiment and several officers. This gave the lie to later Press reports that all the officers ran off leaving their conscript soldiers to be slaughtered or surrender like sheep. On Mount Harriet, as elsewhere, the Argentine officers and senior NCOs fought hard and on several occasions towards the end of the battle, tried”
― Julian Thomson, No Picnic

“As it was, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards found themselves fighting one of the hardest battles, against probably the toughest Argentine unit, the 5th Marine Battalion.”
― Julian Thomson, No Picnic

“Have just heard the BBC World News reported that quote Teal Inlet is HQ of Force attacking Stanley unquote I am absolutely fed up with hearing my plans broadcast on BBC News.”
― Julian Thomson, No Picnic

“The next aircraft to appear were a pair of Mirages which attacked the anchorage at 9.45 am. Thereafter raids seemed continuous, except for a short break for lunch. The helicopter pilots, landing-craft and Mexeflote crews bravely continued with the offload. It was uncanny to see a Sea King helicopter, with a gun or pallet of ammunition slung underneath, purposefully flying to its appointed landing site, while a pair of jets flashed by pursued by missiles and streams of tracer. The scenery and the bright sunshine, like a glorious day in the Western Islands of Scotland, added to the air of unreality.”
― Julian Thomson, No Picnic