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UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN IBD

SILVERTAIL BOOKS
08 / 2018
9781909269811
Inglés

Sinopsis

In early 1969, word reached London that the little Caribbean island of Anguilla had become a hotbed of rebellion and a haven for gangsters.Such flagrant disregard for the rule of law in one of Britain&rsquo,s last remaining overseas outposts could not be allowed to stand.Her Majesty&rsquo,s government acted decisively, despatching a force of three hundred paratroopers and commandos backed by warships, helicopters and fifty of the Metropolitan Police&rsquo,s finest.But their mission soon descended into farce. On arrival, the troops were welcomed by several bemused islanders, many reporters from around the world, and a handful of entirely indifferent goats.á But absolutely no resistance whatsoever.Where, asked Downing Street, are the gangsters? What had happened to the violent insurgency? Could it all have been a terrible misunderstanding?UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN is the extraordinary and hilarious true story of what Time magazine described as &lsquo,Britain&rsquo,s Bay of Piglets&rsquo,.