{"product_id":"9781471180552-tornado","title":"Tornado","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Eye of the Storm\u003cbr\u003eThe epic story of the Tornado during Operation Desert Storm, by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSpitfire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLancaster\u003c\/i\u003e, who was himself shot down during that conflict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the First Gulf War in 1991; the excitement and the danger, the fear and the losses. It is an extraordinary account of courage and fortitude.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘We were doing about 620 miles-per-hour, 200 feet above the desert, in total darkness. Everything was running on rails as we approached the target. Then all hell broke loose. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI remember the missile being fired at us; I broke left and shouted, “Chaff!”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll I could see was a flame, like a very large firework, coming towards me. Then there was a huge white flash. I remember an enormous wind and then I was knocked unconscious. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy last thoughts were that I was going to die.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, Iraqi dictator \u003cb\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/b\u003e ordered the \u003cb\u003einvasion\u003c\/b\u003e and occupation of neighbouring \u003cb\u003eKuwait\u003c\/b\u003e, setting in motion a chain of events that had unimaginable political, military and personal repercussions, which still reverberate around the globe today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the aircrew at the heart of \u003cb\u003eOperation Desert Storm\u003c\/b\u003e, almost none of whom had any prior experience of armed combat. It is the story of the Tornado’s missions, of those who did not return - and of the families who watched and waited as one of the most complex conflicts in recent history unfolded live on television. \u003cb\u003eIt is a story of untold fear and suffering, and astounding courage in the face of hitherto unimaginable adversity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943974514785,"sku":"9781471180552","price":9.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31840515.jpg?v=1734633040","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471180552-tornado","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}