Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the
bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the
conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force. On 5
April 1982, three days after the invasion of the Falkland Islands,
British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South
Atlantic unaware of what lay ahead of them or whether they would be
committed to war with Argentina. In these engrossing memoirs,
Admiral Sandy Woodward, Task Force commander from the aircraft
carrier Hermes, takes us from day one to day one hundred of the
conflict; from sailing through the waters of the Atlantic with
hopes of a political settlement fading, and war becoming
increasingly likely, to the repulse of the Argentinian navy and the
daring amphibious landing at San Carlos Water. The war, which cost
the lives of over 1,000 men, has left a legacy of many historical
debates and controversies, from the sinking of ships such as HMS
Coventry, HMS Sheffield and Sir Galahad, and the Argentinian
cruiser, the Belgrano, to wider issues such as what was it like to
command and fight a modern air and naval war, the biggest naval
action since World War II. ‘One Hundred Days’ is unique as a
dramatic portrayal of the world of modern naval warfare, where
despite the use of sophisticated equipment and communications, the
margins for human error and courage were as wide as they were in
the days of Nelson.
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Good Book
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 | Review
by: Franco C.
Very good book, dealing with the Naval side of the war. The anecdotes about the SAS are quite funny.
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