74 DAYS: AN ISLANDER'S DIARY OF THE FALKLANDS OCCUPATION. by Smith, John - 2002

Old Basing: Quetzal, 2002. 214 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Map endpapers. B&w photographs. "First published in 1984, this book is the story of the 1982 occupation as observed and written by a Falklander. This second edition has an updated postscript and previously unpublished photographs. It is a day-to-day diary account of that period illustrated with more than thirty photographs telling us what life was for John Smith, his family and friends during the two and a half month period of occupation by the Argentine military forces. Bringing to life the emotions, characters, hardships and humdrum of the days under occupation, it offers us a unique and detailed insight into what it was actually like to live during that uncertain time." Minor bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.