The Yompers - With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
Posted on Tuesday 17th April 2012Extracted from The Yompers and reproduced by permission of Pen and Sword Books Ltd













Further Reading
The Yompers
(Hardback - 208 pages)
ISBN: 9781848844414
by Ian Gardiner
Only £19.99
'Yomping' was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long distances on foot. Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic, it caught on and is now in common usage. The Yompers is the first account to be written by a company commander who fought in the Falklands War. Called to action from their beds early on 2 April 1982, the author along with the rest of 45 Commando…
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