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Author : Bryan Perrett
Publisher : Blandford
ISBN 13 : 9780713714500
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Weapons of the Falklands Conflict written by Bryan Perrett and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1984 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : WING COMMANDER MIKE. FONF
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526774422
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (744 download)
Download or read book FALKLANDS GUNS written by WING COMMANDER MIKE. FONF and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Martin
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 9781473881211
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Falklands Gunner written by Tom Martin and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Artillery played an absolutely vital, though often forgotten, part in the British armed forces' successful operation to recapture the Falkland Islands in 1982. The actions of the artillery were recorded by one young officer in a journal which he kept before, during and after the conflict. Second Lieutenant Tom Martin was a Command Post Officer with 29 (Corunna) Field Battery RA which deployed to the South Atlantic in 1982 as part of the Task Force dispatched to retake the Falklands. With its six 105mm Light Guns making the journey on the MV Europic Ferry, the Battery sailed south on the MV Norland with 2 PARA, joining 3 Commando Brigade for the landings. The five gun batteries of the Royal Artillery, totaling thirty light field guns, fired a tremendous number of shells on the Argentine forces. For its part, 29 (Corunna) Field Battery fired the first Fire Mission of the conflict - and continued to do so until the Argentinian surrender - in the most testing environment and against the odds. Whilst in the South Atlantic, Martin sought to detail and record the action on the Battery's gun position. Supported by the recollections of some of those he served alongside, Martin's notes and diary entries form the basis of this book; a vivid, blow-by-blow account which provides a comprehensive picture of the Royal Artillery and its pivotal role in the Falklands War.
Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1781597634
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The Falklands War written by Martin Middlebrook and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of the brief 1980s conflict between the UK and Argentina, from the author of The First Day on the Somme. With the surprise Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982, the United Kingdom found itself at war. Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister and the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces, a task force, codenamed Operation Corporate, was quickly dispatched. Remarkably, just over two months later, the islands were liberated, and the invaders defeated. By any standards this was an outstanding feat of arms, cooperation made possible by political resolve, sound planning, strong leadership and the courage and determination of the British forces. Martin Middlebrook, the renowned military historian, has skillfully weaved the many strands of this extraordinary achievement into a fascinating, thorough and highly readable account. Thanks to his meticulous research he covers action at sea, on the land and in the air as well as providing the strategic overview. The author’s use of many first-hand accounts reveals what it was like to be part of this audacious military endeavor. The experiences of the Falkland Islanders during the Argentine occupation are also included. Thirty years on, Middlebrook’s The Falklands War is still an authoritative and thoroughly readable account of this historic enterprise. Originally published as Operation Corporate: The Story of the Falklands War, 1982. Praise for The Falklands War “The author’s descriptions of confrontations in the air, on the sea and on the various battlegrounds are superb, as are his explanations of the use of new weapons, such as the Sea Harrier and the Exocet missile.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Ricky Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Tied with Wires written by Ricky Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tied with Wires" - A curious term for a fascinating mindset; to create, to homologate, to conjure up a new and inventive solution from spare parts, junk and everyday components: a singularly Argentine concept which is as cultural as it is practical. During the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine forces, cut off on the islands and under siege, began to turn their hands and their minds to new and inventive wonder weapons with which to save the day, and often with little more than the smashed and broken detritus of war which lay around them in broken and twisted heaps, producing an incredible array of devastating war machines with which to take the fight back to their British opponents In this fascinating new study into the Argentine military at war, international best-selling Falklands historian Ricky D. Phillips takes us on a pictorial tour de force through the good, the bad and the ugly of the most fascinating devices, tracking down where they were used, to what effect and what became of them after the war, from decoys & defences to aerial weapons, mobile & rocket artillery, booby traps, multiple launchers & rocket ships, through to the world's first land-based Exocet missile launcher, with stories and accounts from those who created and used them. Like the compelling inventions of TV's notorious "A-Team" these novel contraptions and ingenious devices have become the stuff of legends, whose design, purpose and use have only been guessed at until now.
Author : Ezequiel Mercau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108483291
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The Falklands War written by Ezequiel Mercau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panoramic, transnational history of the Falklands War and its imperial dimensions, which explores how a minor squabble mushroomed into war.
Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230494593
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (945 download)
Download or read book Falklands War Infantry Weapons written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Browning Hi-Power, FN FAL, M2 Browning machine gun, FN MAG, Bren light machine gun, M72 LAW, M3 submachine gun, Sterling submachine gun, Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, M79 grenade launcher, Ballester-Molina, L16 81mm Mortar, SB-33 mine, L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar, Halcon ML-63, FMK-3 submachine gun, FMK-1 mine, M1 mine, SB-81 mine, FMK-3 mine, C-3-A/B mine, No 6 mine. Excerpt: The Fusil Automatique Leger ("Light Automatic Rifle") or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN). During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, with the notable exception of the United States. It is one of the most widely used rifles in history, having been used by over 90 countries. The FAL was predominantly chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO round, and because of its prevalence and widespread use among the armed forces of many NATO countries during the Cold War it was nicknamed "The right arm of the Free World." A British Commonwealth derivative of the FN FAL has been produced under licence as the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. In 1947, the first FN FAL prototype was completed. It was designed to fire the intermediate 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge developed and used by the forces of Nazi Germany during World War II (see StG44 assault rifle). After testing this prototype in 1948, the British Army urged FN to build additional prototypes, including one in bullpup configuration, chambered for their new .280 British caliber intermediate cartridge. After evaluating the single bullpup prototype, FN decided to return instead to their original, conventional design for future production. In 1950, the United Kingdom presented the redesigned FN rifle and the British EM-2, both in .280 British calibre, to the United States for...
Author : Graham Colbeck
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526713659
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book With 3 Para to the Falklands written by Graham Colbeck and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran of the Falklands conflict vividly recounts the actions of his elite parachute regiment in this Cold War military history. On Friday, April 9, 1982, a British task force set sail for the Falkland Islands. Three months later, after a short but brutal campaign, it had successfully ejected the Argentinean occupying forces. With 3 Para to the Falklands is the full story of that dramatic struggle from the point of view of a sergeant in the Third Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 Para). This elite battle group played a significant part in the campaign, marching from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley and fighting in one of its most crucial, yet often-neglected battles—the night assault on Mount Longdon. Graham Colbeck’s vivid account reveals the stark realities harsh conditions of this stubbornly contested conflict.
Author : Bruce W. Watson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429725671
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Military Lessons Of The Falkland Islands War written by Bruce W. Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains analyses of the war by several prominent U.S. experts on national security affairs. Their observations reflect the continuing debate on such key issues in U.S. defence planning - and in Soviet defence planning as well - as the controversy over large versus small carriers, the advantages and dis advantages of a diesel-versus nuclear-powered submarine fleet, the effectiveness of the Harrier-type aircraft, the influence of high technology on amphibious warfare, and the ever increasing use of 'smart' weapons by all-purpose convectional armed forces.
Author : Nick van der Bijl
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000348
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Argentine Forces in the Falklands written by Nick van der Bijl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The announcement of the imminent withdrawal of the British Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance in early 1982 prompted the Argentinian Junta in Buenos Aires to plan a military grab of the Falklands-a siege they assumed would succeed with little resistance. Such an adventure was attractive as a distraction for the Argentine public at a time of political unease. In April the Junta, led by Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, made its move. This fascinating book examines the history, organization and equipment of the Argentine forces that battled for control of this remote British outpost.
Author : David Reynolds
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Task Force written by David Reynolds and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the history of the Falklands War, told by a former Royal Marine. Illustrated with more than 200 action photographs.
Author : Derek Oakley
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Falklands Military Machine written by Derek Oakley and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Martin
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473881234
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Falklands Gunner written by Tom Martin and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Artillery played an absolutely vital, though often forgotten, part in the British armed forces successful operation to recapture the Falkland Islands in 1982. The actions of the artillery were recorded by one young officer in a journal which he kept before, during and after the conflict.Second Lieutenant Tom Martin was a Command Post Officer with 29 (Corunna) Field Battery RA which deployed to the South Atlantic in 1982 as part of the Task Force dispatched to retake the Falklands. With its six 105mm Light Guns making the journey on the MV Europic Ferry, the Battery sailed south on the MV Norland with 2 PARA, joining 3 Commando Brigade for the landings. The five gun batteries of the Royal Artillery, totaling thirty light field guns, fired a tremendous number of shells on the Argentine forces. For its part, 29 (Corunna) Field Battery fired the first Fire Mission of the conflict and continued to do so until the Argentinian surrender in the most testing environment and against the odds.Whilst in the South Atlantic, Martin sought to detail and record the action on the Batterys gun position. Supported by the recollections of some of those he served alongside, Martins notes and diary entries form the basis of this book; a vivid, blow-by-blow account which provides a comprehensive picture of the Royal Artillery and its pivotal role in the Falklands War.
Author : Ganesh Rai
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1839780088
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Gurkha Guns written by Ganesh Rai and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 1900 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful, heart-rending and unforgettable, - Gurkha Guns' tells the true story of a young Gurkha soldier's life before, during and after, the Falklands War. The reader is gripped from the beginning by this remarkable, moving account of how the author Ganesh Rai became a soldier and left his native village for a life of adventure, peril and arduous self-discipline.
Author : Michael Clapp
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178159631X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Amphibious Assault Falklands written by Michael Clapp and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British Naval commander’s eyewitness account of the 1982 war in the South Atlantic. Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore Michael Clapp. Here he describes, with considerable candor, some of the problems met in a Navy racing to war and finding it necessary to recreate a largely abandoned operational technique in a somewhat ad hoc fashion. During the time it took to “go south,” some sense of order was imposed and a not very well defined command structure evolved, this was not done without generating a certain amount of friction. He tells of why San Carlos Water was chosen for the assault and the subsequent inshore operations. Michael Clapp and his small staff made their stand and can claim a major role in the defeat of the Argentine Air and Land Forces.
Author : Edward Fursdon
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 0850522056
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Falklands Aftermath written by Edward Fursdon and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1988-09-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the Falklands war after it ended. The people who were lost in the war and the numerous implications of lief after the war and how it irrevocably change many peoples lives forever.
Author : Reg Kemp
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750998288
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book MV Norland, Secret Weapon of the Falklands War written by Reg Kemp and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1982, North Sea ferry MV Norland transported passengers and vehicles between Hull and Rotterdam. Requisitioned as a troop ship to take the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment to the Falklands, the 'volunteer' merchant navy crew were told they would only go as far as the Ascension Island and that they should think of it as an extended North Sea booze-cruise run. However, without notice Norland's role was changed and it became the first vessel to enter San Carlos Water, ending up a sitting duck in 'Bomb Alley' air raids while disembarking troops and carrying out resupply runs. Narrowly escaping sinking, the ship was used as a shelter for survivors and for collecting the Gurkhas from the QE2 in South Georgia, ready for disembarking in San Carlos Bay, before repatriating Argentine POWs. Long after the surrender, MV Norland provided a ferry service between the Falklands and Ascension Island. While many in the war served an average of 100 days, for the crew of the Norland it was ten months; indeed, they were considered the first in and the last out. This is a gripping account of non-combatant volunteers railroaded into serving in a war they hadn't signed up for.
