or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
81 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands (Paperback)

by Ken Lukowiak (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
RRP: £6.99
Price: £4.88 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.11 (30%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 3 left in stock--order soon.

49 new from £0.01 32 used from £0.01
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 20 used & new from £0.01
Paperback (New edition) 23 used & new from £0.01

Frequently Bought Together

A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands + Spearhead Assault: Blood, Guts and Glory on the Falklands Frontlines + Sod That for a Game of Soldiers
Price For All Three: £15.36

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Spearhead Assault: Blood, Guts and Glory on the Falklands Frontlines

Spearhead Assault: Blood, Guts and Glory on the Falklands Frontlines

by John Geddes
5.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £4.49
Marijuana Time: Join the Army, See the World, Meet Interesting People and Smoke All Their Dope

Marijuana Time: Join the Army, See the World, Meet Interesting People and Smoke All Their Dope

by Ken Lukowiak
4.6 out of 5 stars (5) 
Watching Men Burn: The Falklands War, and What Came Next a Soldier's Story

Watching Men Burn: The Falklands War, and What Came Next a Soldier's Story

by Tony McNally
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  £4.99
Forgotten Voices of the Falklands: The Real Story of the Falklands War

Forgotten Voices of the Falklands: The Real Story of the Falklands War

by Hugh McManners
3.4 out of 5 stars (7)  £5.51
Sod That for a Game of Soldiers

Sod That for a Game of Soldiers

by Mark Eyles-Thomas
4.8 out of 5 stars (34)  £5.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (15 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753807572
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753807576
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #12 in  Books > History > Britain & Ireland > Falklands War

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Start Thinking Soldier opens new browser window
www.armyjobs.mod.uk/Soldier  -  Real missions, that will test you & are faced by real soldiers. 
   The Soldier Song opens new browser window
Ask.com  -  Find the Best Results for The Soldier Song. Ask us! 
   Falkland Islands Dating opens new browser window
www.lavaplace.com  -  Browse photos of people in Falkland Islands. Meet them now! 
  
 

Product Description

Product Description

In 1982 Private Ken Lukowiak served with 2 Para in the Falklands. He was away from home for little more than eight weeks, yet the experience of war was to change his life for ever. Ten years passed before he was able to write about this brief period in his life. In those ten years he was brought face to face with the legacy of his Parachute Regiment training and with the knowledge that he had seen many men die - some of whom he himself had killed. From the voyage 'down South' on the MV Norland, from Goose Green to Fitzroy and the anti-climactic journey home Lukowiak illustrates the madness and black comedy of the soldier's world. He tells his painfully honest story in spare and brutal language and is both profound and often profoundly shocking.


About the Author

Ken Lukowiak was born in 1959. He served with 2 Para in the Falklands War. Despite his conviction for drug possession he was discharged from the army with an Exemplary Conduct Record.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(4)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands
83% buy the item featured on this page:
A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands 4.5 out of 5 stars (11)
£4.88
Watching Men Burn: The Falklands War, and What Came Next a Soldier's Story
7% buy
Watching Men Burn: The Falklands War, and What Came Next a Soldier's Story 4.7 out of 5 stars (7)
£4.99
Marijuana Time: Join the Army, See the World, Meet Interesting People and Smoke All Their Dope
6% buy
Marijuana Time: Join the Army, See the World, Meet Interesting People and Smoke All Their Dope 4.6 out of 5 stars (5)
Picking Up the Brass
3% buy
Picking Up the Brass 4.7 out of 5 stars (56)
£4.99
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

11 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS BOOK, Should be read to all school children, 24 Jul 2001
Thanks Ken for writing the book many veterans wanted. Not a pleasant book nor a easy read, do not expect a book on how loverly it all was or how smashing we chaps are. This is war as seen through the eyes of a soldier brutal violent and unclean. If you only ever read one book on how war effects its surviors make it this one. Those of us who lived also payed the price...Yes I too made it home and yes I do know that a frontline soldier is expected to fight, only the fighting is still going on today and Ken has shown the world the price we pay for our leaders [mistakes]
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars please listen, 1 Jul 2003
By p darlington (leeds, west yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I am researching the Falklands War, and Goose Green in particular, for a talk I will be giving at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. A colleague and good friend gave me his copy of 'A Soldier's song'. I cannot give enough praise to Ken/Luke for being so honest. This book has changed my life. Please read it. The page when he talks about not being able to judge people anymore is inspirational and something I am trying to do myself. Anyone interested in sniping should read this book. The story about the bush is fantastic. The senior curator of european and military items is writing a book about sniping and will hopefully use an abridged version of the story in his book.
Thankyou Ken/Luke
Paul Darlington
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Recollections of Rifleman Luke, 27 Feb 2005
By G. P. Tanner (Nr Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Brilliantly written memoir of the Falklands war written by an extremely bright-and excruciatingly honest- Parachute Regiment "Tom". Extremely funny in places- whilst pinned down by a sniper and being mortared, one of "Loopy Lukes'" mates shouts-"If I had known I was going to spend this much time lying down I would have brought a F***ing pillow", this book will enter the canon of classic war books alongside "The recollections of Rifleman Harris", "Goodbye to all that" and "All quiet on the Western Front". If you want an insight into the culture of the "Paras", and an explanation of how, despite being heavily outnumbered on the ground and in the air, Britain won the war, read this book. Just ignore the silly cover with an even sillier quote from John Le Carre.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars read an weep.
Right....personnal tale war books... i've read about 25/30, and my top three are...
1.guns up!,johnny clerk.
2. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2007 by what do i know ?

5.0 out of 5 stars DOSENT PUT ME OFF!!!
This book was recommended to me by my english teacher, along with his other book 'marijuana time'both are great. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A soldier's battle on behalf of deranged politicians
When I was a boy, we had a milkman known as the midnight milkman because he delivered milk at night: anything up to 11 pm. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A very powerful and disturbing read
This in is very well written book. it shows the devasting effects war has on both sides. Easily one of the most honest and interesting books written about the Falklands war. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars An exercise in self pity
This is another example of an "oh dear, I've been to war and it was nasty" book.

Whilst I sympathise with the author's tribulations since the conflict, it has to be... Read more

Published on 30 Dec 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insight into the mind of a fighting man
This book provides an excellent insight of how the mind of a man at war works, there are lots of brief interesting incidents, many make you think and reassess you ideas on war... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
I can only wholeheartedly endorse the review of the reader from NZ. Nicely structured in bite-sized pieces (though you'll probably find yourself wanting to devour it virtually in... Read more
Published on 28 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant mix of tragedy and stunning wit, fantastic.
Ken Lukowiak's account of his service in the Falklands war is a total gem. Cleverly structured and laced with marvelous humour, he has devised a riveting tale of a soldiers lot... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1998

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject














i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.