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H. Jones VC: The Life and Death of an Unusual Hero By John Wilsey [18.99, 335 pages Hutchinson, 2002 ISBN 009 179355 6
Twenty years on from the Falklands War, certain images remain in the national consciousness, and not least is that of Lieutenant Colonel H Jones VC. As Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment,'H' was posthumously awarded his country's highest award for valour in recognition of his actions at the battle of Darwin and Goose Green. Perhaps what is also recalled is the very unevenness of his popular reputation. To some, his leadership at a critical moment turned the tide of battle; to others, the matter of his courage aside, H indulged in impetuous and needless risk.
Sir John Wilsey, a former...