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 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
A really good, easy to read, military history of a neglected subject - ideal for readers who want to go a little bit deeper.
Read the full review [link=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2923613436]here[/link]
GoodReads, Martin
A really good, easy to read, military history of a neglected subject - ideal for readers who want to go a little bit deeper.
Read the full review [link=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2923613436]here[/link]
GoodReads, Martin
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
A compelling account of Naval Party 8901's courage and professionalism during the Falklands War.
Major General Nick Vaux
A compelling account of Naval Party 8901's courage and professionalism during the Falklands War.
Major General Nick Vaux
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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...
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Logistics in the Falklands War
While many books have been written on the Falklands War, this is the first to focus on the vital aspect of logistics. The challenges were huge; the lack of preparation time; the urgency; the huge distances involved; the need to requisition ships from trade to name but four. After a brief discussion of events leading to Argentina's invasion the book… Read more...
While many books have been written on the Falklands War, this is the first to focus on the vital aspect of logistics. The challenges were huge; the lack of preparation time; the urgency; the huge distances involved; the need to requisition ships from trade to name but four. After a brief discussion of events leading to Argentina's invasion the book… Read more...
