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SHADOW OVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Part 1 - A Peace Shattered tells the harrowing story of Nicolás Duarte, a young Argentine conscript thrust into the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands. From the anticipation of leaving home in Córdoba to the brutal reality of combat on windswept ridges, Nicolás experiences the fear, confusion, and fleeting camaraderie of war.

Through the invasion, the surrender, and the lonely journey home, he bears witness to the horrors of battle, the loss of friends, and the moral ambiguities that haunt soldiers long after the guns fall silent. Amidst the fog of conflict, letters from those once considered enemies and memories of fallen comrades guide Nicolás toward reflection, understanding, and the faint glimmer of peace.

Part 2 - To Stand Upon the Rock follows Tom Weller, a young Englishman newly trained in the army, as he is deployed to the Falkland Islands following the Argentine invasion in 1982. Filled with the pride of his nation, Tom endures the long sea voyage, a stop at Ascension Island for amphibious landing rehearsals, and the harrowing landings at San Carlos Water. From the fierce fighting at Goose Green to the brutal night assaults on Mount Longdon, Two Sisters, and Mount Tumbledown, Tom experiences the chaos, fear, and camaraderie of war firsthand. Through every battle, he witnesses the courage and loss of his comrades, confronts the human cost of combat, and carries the weight of survival. The story concludes with the surrender at Port Stanley and Tom's return home, changed forever by the horrors of war yet bound to the memory of those who did not survive.

Two stories of youth, loyalty, and survival, Shadow Over the South Atlantic illuminates the human cost of war far from home, offering a poignant perspective on a conflict that shaped a generation.