{"product_id":"tornado-by-john-nichol-signed-copy","title":"Tornado By John Nichol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan data-csa-c-id=\"hdrk1k-5fgoja-664bk9-pd0rlp\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is brand new\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eI remember the missile being fired at us; I broke left and shouted, “Chaff!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy last thoughts were that I was going to die.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1990, Iraqi dictator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ordered the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003einvasion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and occupation of neighbouring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKuwait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, setting in motion a chain of events that had unimaginable political, military and personal repercussions, which still reverberate around the globe today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of the aircrew at the heart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOperation Desert Storm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt is a story of untold fear and suffering, and astounding courage in the face of hitherto unimaginable adversity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback price at time of listing: £9.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop from Crisis Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55765623341439,"sku":"A01410","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/4714\/5406\/files\/71IPM9x8FLL._SY522.jpg?v=1753284682","url":"https:\/\/shopfromcrisis.org.uk\/products\/tornado-by-john-nichol-signed-copy","provider":"Shop from Crisis Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}