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Gunner Tony McNally had a vital job in the Falklands - as a Rapier missile operator, his job was to protect the British ships and men from air attack by the fearless and desperate Argentinian pilots. His war went well - until June 8, 1982. McNally and his Rapier system were dug in on the hillside overlooking Bluff Cove, guarding the Sir Galahad troop ship as it sat waiting to offload hundreds of soldiers. Suddenly, enemy fighter-bombers screamed into the bay... and McNally's system failed. He watched, helpless, as bombs rained down on the defenceless ship. Fifty men of the Welsh Guards lost their lives and many others - famously including Simon Weston - were horribly burned. McNally's life changed in that moment. He left the army after the war and - though he re-enlisted and even volunteered for two tours of Northern Ireland - he was riddled by guilt and plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of that awful day. Watching Men Burn is his gripping, moving and funny story of army life and the dreadful reality of warfare and its effects on the survivors. With a foreword by Simon Weston.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a female who knows nothing about the military I would not usually read this type of book. My friend bought it for her husband who is in the TA and said she flicked through it one day and then ended up reading the whole book in a couple of days. I found Tony's story extremely compelling as he lives locally to myself and found myself reading his book at every opportunity. I just wanted to know how things turned out for him. I found myself close to tears when I read about him coming back from the Falklands and nobody from his family was there to meet him at the airport. I had no idea that PTSD is such a terrible condition and this powerful book has opened my eyes to the enormous pressure young men and woman are under during war time. We owe them all a debt of gratitude.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first review I have ever done for a book but I have never had my live changed before like it was after reading Tony's story. My story is very similar apart from I was a Royal Marine as apposed to a Gunner and we both fought in the South Atlantic and N.I. For many years like lots of other servicemen who have witnessed War first hand I got on with my civilian life until the War in 1982 caught up with me again and I suffered a breakdown, my wife left me and I started to drink heavily and self harm typical PTSD symptoms I am told. On the way to a funeral of an old boot neck friend who I found this book at the railway station, I was attracted to its cover, as like Tony I had also watched men burn at Fitzroy. I read nearly half of it on the train and the rest as I went home after the funeral. I realised that it was OK to talk about your problems and I got professional help. I was diagnosed with PTSD this year and I am now a lot happier that I have tried to come to terms with this condition. Who knows what might have happened especially after a funeral. I believe the Gods were looking down on me that day and pointed me in the direction of Tony's book. It has literally saved my life. I hope Tony can also find some peace after his service, thank you Great book for anyone interested in the Falklands War written by an very brave and modest human being.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in a couple of days on my way to and from work. The author tells about his time in the army and what it's like going to war and the after effects. You get a real sense of what it is like when your kit doesn't work and people die as a result, and what it's like to be a young man coming to terms with this. There are some funny parts about his time in green and some tough parts about coming to terms with life out of the army with PTSD.
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A little too much fiction!
Having gone through the exact same training and then joining an Air Defence Regiment in Dortmund in the 80's I found the first few chapters to be more a work of fiction rather than... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Bale
A short war that lasts a lifetime
Tony's story starts as a series of jolly japes in the Army of the 1970s and ends with a failed court case against the MOD and two ex-wives as a direct result of his Falklands and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bryan Jones
watchin men burn
this book is very moving and above all an eye opener into what our troops went through and are still going through with little or no help from our so called caring goverment, i was... Read more
Published 2 months ago by louisex
Everyone else's fault?
All very interesting, but leaves a few questions unanswered. Here we have a barely average soldier who, by his own admission, fell into the British Amy On the Rhine trap of booze... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Graeme Winning
craig edmunds
i served in northern ireland and bosnia in the early ninties as young soldiers you adapt a sod it attitude and get on with being a soldier,its when you are out of that inviroment... Read more
Published 3 months ago by craig edmunds
good read
i really enjoyed this book and could relate to many of the authors experiences including his life before he joined the army and after. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Skylark
A great read about a terrible business
This is a book that hooks you in from the first page. Having never been a soldier I was captivated by Tony McNally's description of being under air attack by fast jet. Read more
Published 6 months ago by JLeesonAus
A true soldier's story
War IS Hell! This book demonstrates that war is not like it is depicted on t.v. & in movies. Tony is very open & frank; he shares his boyhood interest in becoming a soldier, his... Read more
Published 8 months ago by bocce69
simply amazing
from start to finish book is intresting , it made me feel like im having a chat with a good mate , and he telling me his story ,and i loved it. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs.R
The Reality Of War And Its Aftermath
This is a pretty odd review for me, mainly because so much in the book is so similar to my own life. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by Mr. T. Holden
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