A Message From The Falklands: The Life And Gallant Death Of David Tinker Lieut. R.N. From His Letters And Poems
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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In the spring of 1982, a young Royal Navy Lieutenant named David Tinker sailed to the South Atlantic aboard HMS Glamorgan, writing letters and poems that would become an extraordinary testament to both the horror and humanity of the Falklands War — letters he never knew would be his last. A Message from the Falklands chronicles the life and gallant death of David Tinker through his own words, compiled by his father Hugh Tinker, presenting an intimate and deeply moving portrait of a brilliant young man who found beauty in language even as conflict raged around him. His correspondence captures not only the day-to-day realities of naval warfare but also a searching, poetic mind grappling with questions of duty, conscience, and the moral weight of war. What makes this collection so profoundly affecting is its dual nature — part biography, part anthology — illuminating one individual life as a lens through which the broader tragedy of the Falklands conflict is brought into sharp human focus. Hugh Tinker, himself a distinguished historian, assembles his son's letters and verse with a scholar's precision and a father's grief, producing a work that transcends the merely personal to become a significant document of 20th-century British military history. David's voice — idealistic, perceptive, and unmistakably alive — resonates with such force that the reader is left to wonder what further truths this remarkable young officer might have uncovered, had fate allowed him to come home.
Author: Hugh Tinker
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Junction Books
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the spring of 1982, a young Royal Navy Lieutenant named David Tinker sailed to the South Atlantic aboard HMS Glamorgan, writing letters and poems that would become an extraordinary testament to both the horror and humanity of the Falklands War — letters he never knew would be his last. A Message from the Falklands chronicles the life and gallant death of David Tinker through his own words, compiled by his father Hugh Tinker, presenting an intimate and deeply moving portrait of a brilliant young man who found beauty in language even as conflict raged around him. His correspondence captures not only the day-to-day realities of naval warfare but also a searching, poetic mind grappling with questions of duty, conscience, and the moral weight of war. What makes this collection so profoundly affecting is its dual nature — part biography, part anthology — illuminating one individual life as a lens through which the broader tragedy of the Falklands conflict is brought into sharp human focus. Hugh Tinker, himself a distinguished historian, assembles his son's letters and verse with a scholar's precision and a father's grief, producing a work that transcends the merely personal to become a significant document of 20th-century British military history. David's voice — idealistic, perceptive, and unmistakably alive — resonates with such force that the reader is left to wonder what further truths this remarkable young officer might have uncovered, had fate allowed him to come home.