Goose Green - The first crucial battle of the Falklands War (Paperback)

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict The most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides. 'Thorough and exhaustive' Daily Telegraph 'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guide 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:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Mark Adkin
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-4746-2625-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-4746-2625-4
Barcode:	9781474626255

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