Tornado Down
The Unputdownable No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller
$37.96
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2022
Summary
RAF Flight lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol were shot down over enemy territory on their first airbourne mission of the Gulf War. Their capture in the desert, half a mile from their blazing Tornado bomber, began a nightmare seven-week ordeal of torture and interrogation which brought both men close to death.
In Tornado Down, John Peters and John Nichol tell the incredible story of their part in the war against Saddam Hussien’s regime. It is a brave and shocking and tot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405952460 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405952466 |
| Author: | John Nichol, John Peters |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
| Series: | The Centenary Collection |
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About The Author
John Nichol
Pilot John Peters and navigator John Nichol were shot down over Iraq at the start of the Gulf war in January 1991. The two RAF flight lieutenants were held prisoner for 47 days and their battered faces flashed across the world’s television screens.
John Peters, 32, joined the RAF in 1980 as a university cadet. Upon his release on 4th March 1991, John resumed his flying career, retiring from the RAF as a squadron leader in 2000.
John Nichol, 30, joined the RAF in 1981, and served in the South Atlantic, Norway, Denmark and Kenya. He is the author of several highly acclaimed Second World War epics including Spitfire and Lancaster, both of which were Sunday Times bestsellers.
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