The Falklands War was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British overseas territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
It began on Friday 2 April 1982 when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands (and, the following day, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) in an attempt to establish the sovereignty it had long claimed over them. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities.
The book written by Norman and Jones is a look at a little known aspect of the Falklands / Malvinas war. A war that began precisely with the shots exchanged by the Argentines and the Naval Party 8901, of which Norman was the last commander (the role of garrisoning those islands then passed to larger units and part of the Army). War is still a matter of discussion as demonstrated by true or invented accounting of the dead (unsupported by Norman's accounts or by the men under his command) and even more so from a political point of view. The Malvinas for the Argentines are a kind of religion, but this is another matter, and certainly the huge number (for the few days that the war actually lasted) of fallen, often only conscript boys and with little training, which the South American forces had, plays a part in the matter. At the same time, for the British, the reconquest of the islands represented an important step in trusting a government in a time of crisis. Today this war on the borders.. Read more
On The Old Barbed Wire
The book written by Norman and Jones is a look at a little known aspect of the Falklands / Malvinas war. A war that began precisely with the shots exchanged by the Argentines and the Naval Party 8901, of which Norman was the last commander (the role of garrisoning those islands then passed to larger units and part of the Army). War is still a matter of discussion as demonstrated by true or invented accounting of the dead (unsupported by Norman's accounts or by the men under his command) and even more so from a political point of view. The Malvinas for the Argentines are a kind of religion, but this is another matter, and certainly the huge number (for the few days that the war actually lasted) of fallen, often only conscript boys and with little training, which the South American forces had, plays a part in the matter. At the same time, for the British, the reconquest of the islands represented an important step in trusting a government in a time of crisis. Today this war on the borders.. Read more
On The Old Barbed Wire
The battle takes its twists and turns, and Mr Adkin lays it all out in good style. His book was first published in 1992 and this reissue is most welcome. This book is an honest account of an important battle in a war that recedes in memory but never loses its punch.
Read the full review [link=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/pen-sword.html]here[/link]
War History Online, Mark Barnes
The battle takes its twists and turns, and Mr Adkin lays it all out in good style. His book was first published in 1992 and this reissue is most welcome. This book is an honest account of an important battle in a war that recedes in memory but never loses its punch.
Read the full review [link=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/pen-sword.html]here[/link]
War History Online, Mark Barnes
A book that is worth reading and re-reading to understand the motivations of all the parts.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/09/argentine-fight-for-falklands-di-martin.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
A book that is worth reading and re-reading to understand the motivations of all the parts.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/09/argentine-fight-for-falklands-di-martin.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
The text reads well and is comprehensive for the subject. The standard of illustration is first rate, and largely in full colour, with images reproduced through the text. The Wasp enjoyed a long and successful service life although the single engine did present problems from time to time. At the end of operational service, the Wasp is still operated in flying condition and as static display in aviation museums, this retirement life is also well detailed.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-royal-navy-wasp-an-operational-retirement-history/]here[/link]
Firetrench
The text reads well and is comprehensive for the subject. The standard of illustration is first rate, and largely in full colour, with images reproduced through the text. The Wasp enjoyed a long and successful service life although the single engine did present problems from time to time. At the end of operational service, the Wasp is still operated in flying condition and as static display in aviation museums, this retirement life is also well detailed.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-royal-navy-wasp-an-operational-retirement-history/]here[/link]
Firetrench
If you want to get a real idea of what it was like being on the ground when the British forces retook the Falklands, this is highly recommended.
The Armourer, June 2018
If you want to get a real idea of what it was like being on the ground when the British forces retook the Falklands, this is highly recommended.
The Armourer, June 2018
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The Yompers
'Yomping' was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long distances on foot. Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic, it caught on and is now in common usage. The Yompers is the first account to be written by… Read more...
