Over seventy merchant ships sailed in the Task force sent by
Britain to recapture the Falkland islands in 1982. Some were Royal
Fleet Auxiliary vessels, but the majority were STUFT-ships taken up
from trade-and the officers and crew of these merchant vessels, all
volunteers, suddenly found themselves thrust into a war zone in the
South Atlantic. Remarkably little has been written about the part
played by the Merchant navy, summarised by the official history of
the campaign as 'an impenetrable mystery, girt about by
seasickness' This book lifts the curtain on that mystery, to reveal
something of the experiences of the merchant seamen and women who
made possible the retaking of the Falkland islands. John
Johnson-Allen, maritime historian and former merchant naval
officer, combines personal accounts, documents and comment to bring
to life the events of the Falklands War, as seen from the merchant
ships that played such a vital role in that conflict.
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