{"product_id":"tornado","title":"Tornado","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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. I remember the missile being fired at us; I broke left and shouted, “Chaff!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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. My last thoughts were that I was going to die.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, Iraqi dictator \u003cstrong\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/strong\u003e ordered the \u003cstrong\u003einvasion\u003c\/strong\u003e and occupation of neighbouring \u003cstrong\u003eKuwait\u003c\/strong\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\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the aircrew at the heart of \u003cstrong\u003eOperation Desert Storm\u003c\/strong\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. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is a story of untold fear and suffering, and astounding courage in the face of hitherto unimaginable adversity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45687183769836,"sku":"9781471180552","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781471180552.jpg?v=1725474672","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/tornado","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}