The SAS, MI6 and
the war Whitehall nearly lost. The Falklands conflict was
the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged by an enemy
since 1945. It was a test of the world's latest air and
defence systems and a unique opportunity to push competing
fighters to their limits. This book focuses on Operation
Corporate, the task force assigned to retake the Falklands,
and on the clandestine efforts to deny General Galtieri the
one weapon that could have turned Corporate into a
humiliating defeat for Britain, the French manufactured
Exocet missile.
This copy has been signed by the
author.
Very good.
Unread but slight browning to top page edges due to storage
- 266pp, 16 b/w photos, facsimille documents
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE FALKLANDS
CAMPAIGN: VOL.I
by Sir Lawrence
Freedman
The origins of the April, 1982 war. The book describes
the long dispute between Argentina and Britain over the
sovereignty of the Islands, the difficulties faced by
successive governments in finding a way to reconcile the
opposed interests of the Argentines and the islanders, and
the constant struggle to keep the Islands viable. In March
1982 what started as an apparently trivial incident over an
illegal landing by scrap-metal merchants on the island of
South Georgia turned into a major crisis. Drawing on
official papers the author charts the growing realisation
within the British government of the seriousness of the
situation, culminating in the Argentine invasion.
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE FALKLANDS
CAMPAIGN: VOL.II
by Sir Lawrence
Freedman
In this second volume, War and Diplomacy, the author
provides a detailed and authoritative account of one of the
most extraordinary periods in recent British political
history and a vivid portrayal of a government at war. After
the shock of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in
April 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the crisis that came to
define her premiership as she determined to recover the
islands. The book covers all aspects of the campaign − economic and diplomatic as well as military and describes in
dramatic detail events such as the sinking of the Belgrano,
the battle of Goose Green and the final push to Stanley.
THE FALKLANDS WAR: THE DAY BY DAY RECORD
FROM INVASION TO VICTORY
Edited by Peter Way
This collectible volume relives the dramatic events in
the Spring of 1982, when the Argentine Junta, desperate to
restore its popularity at home, took the extraordinary
decision to invade the Falkland Islands. The conflict
dominated world headlines as British forces conducted a
bravely fought and skilfully directed military campaign to
recapture the Islands. This is a chronological account of
the campaign and the key factors that enabled Britain to
succeed against all odds.
Please note that the
illustration to the right does not show the copy offered.
This contemporary partwork has been professionally rebound
in black boards.
14 copies
bound in black boards with gilt spine titles
On 25th May, 1982 the destroyer
HMS Coventry, commanded by the author, was attacked by
Argentine A-4 Skyhawk aircraft whilst on anti-aircraft
picket duty in Falkland Sound. She was hit by 3 bombs
killing 19 of her crew and leaving many more badly injured.
Capsizing within minutes, she would finally sink the
following day off Pebble Island. This book was adapted by
the BBC into a documentary 'Sea of Fire', which was shown in
June 2007.
