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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101849086079

ISBN-139781849086073

eBay Product ID (ePID)110961040

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Book TitleFalklands 1982 : Ground Operations in the South Atlantic

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Strategy, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes, Turner, Graham

GenreHistory

AuthorGregory Fremont-Barnes

Book SeriesCampaign Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.2 in

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Reviews"Latest in a line of annals commemorating the war's 30th Anniversary, The Falklands 1982 expertly outlines ground operations during the brief, bitter South Atlantic conflict. And what an excellent abstract it is." --David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com, "Latest in a line of annals commemorating the war's 30th Anniversary, The Falklands 1982 expertly outlines ground operations during the brief, bitter South Atlantic conflict. And what an excellent abstract it is." -- David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number244

Dewey Decimal997.11024

Table Of ContentOrigins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing armies Orders of battle Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Further reading Index

SynopsisOn the night of 1-2 April 1982, the Argentinian Junta led by Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri made its move against the Falkland Islands. On 3 April British Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Thatcher faced an appalled and furious House of Commons to announce that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory; had captured the men of Royal Marine detachment NP8901; had run up the Argentine flag at Government House; and had declared the islands and their population to be Argentine. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to head into the South Atlantic and retake the islands. From this point until the Argentine surrender on 14 June, the British forces fought what was in many ways a 19th-century style colonial campaign at the end of extended supply lines some 8,000 miles from home. This volume will detail the major stages of the land campaign to retake the islands, focusing on the San Carlos landings, the battle for Darwin and Goose Green, and the final battles for Mt Longdon, Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, the mountains that surrounded the island's capital, Stanley.

LC Classification NumberF3031.5