Goose Green - A Battle is Fought to be Won (Paperback, New Ed)

Goose Green was the first land battle of the Falklands War. It was also the longest, the hardest-fought, the most controversial and the most important to win. What began as a raid became a vicious, 14-hour infantry struggle, in which 2 Para - outnumbered, exhausted, forced to attack across open ground in full daylight, and with inadequate fire support - lost their commanding officer, and almost lost the action. This is the only full-length, detailed account of this crucial battle. Drawing on the eye-witness accounts of both British and Argentinian soldiers who fought at Goose Green, and their commanders' narratives, it has become the definitive account of most important and controversial land battle of the Falklands War. A compelling story of men engaged in a battle that hung in the balance for hours, in which Colonel 'H' Jones' solo charge against an entrenched enemy won him a posthumous V.C., and which for both sides was a gruelling and often terrifying encounter.

General

Imprint:	Cassell military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2000
Authors:	Mark Adkin
Dimensions:	200 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	256
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-304-35496-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-304-35496-1
Barcode:	9780304354962

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