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War in the Falklands 1982. Christopher Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator)
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Argentina's
continuing claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, against Britain,
was still in the hands of the United Nations when in 1982, Argentine troops
seized the islands in a lightning raid. This title gives first hand accounts
from combat veteran pilots of the battles that transpired, and tells the
tale of commanders who relive their death-defying wartime missions. It
details a conflit whose global repercussions and after effects can
still be felt in the world, focusing on the long-range logistics of the
conflict for the RAF, the difficult conditions in the South Atlantic, and
the successes and failures of British tactics. One of the well known Fleet
Air Arm pilots in the campaign was HRH Prince Andrew, a Sea King pilot.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (29 June, 2001) |
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| Fly
Navy, edited by Charles Manning. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN: 0850527325.
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To
mark the Millennium, 95 members of the Fleet Air Arm Officer's Association
have recalled their experiences of over 55 years of post-war naval flying.
Fly Navy is a unique and entertaining anthology of flying stories, which
will delight all with even a passing interest in service life and aviation.
A 'warts and all'
persepective of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm post-Second World War, covering
flying operations world-wide and active service in Korea, Malaya, Aden,
Borneo, Suez, the Falklands and the Gulf. 95 first-person accounts accompanied
by rich array of photographs, many never previously published. Foreword
by HRH Prince Andrew, himself a Sea King pilot in the Falklands.
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| Hardcover
- 239 pages (1 June, 2000) |
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| Argentine
Forces in the Falklands (Men-At-Arms, No. 250) . By Nicholas Van
Der Bijl ; Osprey Publishing, Ltd. (UK); ISBN: 1855322277. Our Price: £10.13
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Contrary
to some opinions expressed at the time, Argentine troops deployed to the
Falklands, and which engaged the British troops sent to recapture the islands,
were not largely 16-year-old conscripts but experienced, well-trained troops.
Certain "elite" units were also deployed to the islands by the Argentinians
including 601 and 602 Marine Commando Companies and 5th Marine Infantry
Battalion. Although plagued by bad relations between officers and men,
the Argentine force fought determindley during many of the engagements
of the Falklands War and battles such as Goose Green and the assault on
Mount Tumbledown were bloody, hard-fought affairs. This book looks at the
arms, equipment and organization of the Argentine troops who captured and
attempted, unsuccessfully, to hold the Falkland Islands.
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| Paperback
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| Falklands
the Air War. By Rodney Burden. ISBN: 0853688427 . Our Price: £00.00.
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of the air war over the Falklands in 1982.
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| Air
War South Atlantic, by Jeffrey Ethell and Alfred Price. ISBN: 0515091502 |
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Ethell
and Price present a summation of the air war in and around the Falklands
Islands during the 1982 war. The detail is complete, down to a complete
chronology, summaries of important missions, details on combat , aircraft
losses, successful strikes, and opposing order of battle comparisons. This
is a book more aimed at the military buff or military historian. Beyond
the day-to-day action, the most interesting facet of this book is a revelation
of the immense strategic effect British naval air power played in the contest.
The embarked Fleet Air Arm squadrons sealed off the Argentine garrison,
repeatedly drove Argentian aircraft away from support of their own troops,
and devised tactics to defeat numerically superior forces.
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