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The Unseen Falklands War (Paperback)
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The Unseen Falklands War (Paperback)
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Loot Price R416
Discovery Miles 4 160
You Save R94 (18%)
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In early April 1982, the UK despatched a Task Force to the South
Atlantic to recover the Falkland Islands and South Georgia from
occupation by Argentina. A distance of over 8,000 miles, it was the
second longest amphibious operation from home base to objective in
modern military history. On 21 May, 3 Commando landed at San Carlos
on East Falklands and a week later defeated the Argentinian
garrison at Goose Green. Within the week 5 Infantry Brigade landed
and by the middle of June, both brigades liberated Port Stanley
against a numerically superior force. The images here, almost all
of which are previously unpublished, illustrate the Argentinian
occupation of the Falklands and give an overview of the conditions
in which both sides fought the land war. The Argentines were
largely based in Port Stanley and Goose Green on East Falkland and
Port Howard and Fox Bay on West Falklands. Van der Bijl also looks
at the repatriation of prisoners and, finally, the Islands today.
Nick van der Bijl is the author of My Friends, The Enemy: Life in
Military Intelligence During the Falkands War, and was part of the
British intelligence team during the conflict. In possession of
unseen Argentinian photographs, he is in a unique position to offer
an important new perspective on the conflict.
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