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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 : 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 : Daniel K. Gibran
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786404063
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Falklands War written by Daniel K. Gibran and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands, showing that only those theories pertaining to the British perception of their national honor and the defense of democratic principles are significant. The Falklands War did not result in a dramatic shift in British defense policy, but did show the importance of external developments and political realism in policy formation, and these considerations are fully detailed here.
Author : Nick van der Bijl
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780969961
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 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 96 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 : Gordon Ramsey
Publisher : After the Battle
ISBN 13 : 1399076302
Total Pages : 1786 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Falklands War written by Gordon Ramsey and published by After the Battle. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 1786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falkland Islands — ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century — would put an end to years of political wrangling. However Britain’s response was to immediately dispatch a task force to recover the islands, by force if necessary. The ‘conflict’ which followed (a formal declaration of war was never given) lasted ten weeks from Argentine invasion to British liberation, the white heat of battle using 20th century technology contrasting with bitter hand-to-hand bayonet fighting in inhospitable conditions. Eyewitness accounts by the participants of both sides, and islanders, leave us in no doubt as to the ferocity of the combat on land, sea, and in the air. Comparison photography in color of all the battlefields, the crash sites of the aircraft shot down, the relics and the remains, together with portraits of those who lost their lives and the battlefield memorials, serve as a graphic testimony to their endeavors, 25 years after the battle. A Roll of Honour lists the casualties of both sides and, for the first time, the graves of all the British fallen — both on the islands and in the United Kingdom — have been visited and photographed as a lasting record of all those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Author : John Shields
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 139900753X
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Air Power in the Falklands Conflict written by John Shields and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Royal Air Force veteran of the Falklands Conflict presents a comprehensive, myth-busting study of the air campaign. In the spring of 1982, Argentina and the UK engaged in tense combat over control of the Falkland Islands. The ten weeks of fighting are often portrayed with a decidedly one-sided narrative: either heroic Argentine pilots relentlessly pressing home their attacks, or the Sea Harrier force utterly dominating its Argentine enemies. In Air Power in the Falklands Conflict, RAF veteran John Shields presents a detailed and even-handed analysis of the Falkland Islands air war. As an RAF officer, John Shields spent two and a half years in the Falklands as an air defense navigator. Using recently released primary source material, Shields looks at the air campaign at the operational level. He develops a considered view of what should have occurred, and contrasts it with what actually happened. In so doing, John Shields has produced a comprehensive account of the air campaign that has demolished many of the enduring myths of this Cold War conflict.
Author : Kenneth L Privratsky
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473823129
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Logistics in the Falklands War written by Kenneth L Privratsky and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many books have been written on the Falklands War, this is the first to focus on the vital aspect of logistics. The challenges were huge; the lack of preparation time; the urgency; the huge distances involved; the need to requisition ships from trade to name but four.??After a brief discussion of events leading to Argentina's invasion the book describes in detail the rush to re-organise and deploy forces, despatch a large task force, the innovative solutions needed to sustain the Task Force, the vital staging base at Ascension Island, the in-theatre resupply, the set-backs and finally the restoring of order after victory.??Had the logistics plan failed, victory would have been impossible and humiliation inevitable, with no food for the troops, no ammunition for the guns, no medical support for casualties etc.??The lessons learnt have never been more important with increasing numbers of out-of-area operations required in remote trouble spots at short notice. The Falklands experience is crucial for the education of new generations of military planners and fascinating for military buffs and this book fills an important gap.
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 : Jozef Goldblat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Falklands/Malvinas Conflict written by Jozef Goldblat and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750981774
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (817 download)
Download or read book A Companion to the Falklands War written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and published by History Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Falklands War is a story of occupation, fierce air battles, heavy naval losses and bitter encounters between ground forces amidst an inhospitable terrain and unforgiving climate. With complex political machinations and nationalist sentiment at the centre of the conflict, even today the sovereignty of the islands is hotly contested in political circles.For the first time, renowned military historian Gregory Fremont-Barnes has compiled a definitive A-Z guide to the British involvement in the Falklands conflict, including personalities, weapons, battles, ships, places, and much more. This accessible yet comprehensive companion to the Falklands War will be a welcome addition to any enthusiast's shelves.
Author : Patrick Joseph Bishop
Publisher : Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Winter War written by Patrick Joseph Bishop and published by Quartet Books (UK). This book was released on 1982 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the British attack on the Falkland Islands and portrays the experiences of the English soldiers during the war.
Author : Major Gabriel V. Green
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782897704
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Argentina's Tactical Aircraft Employment In The Falkland Islands War written by Major Gabriel V. Green and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aerial forces of the Argentinean Air Force and Navy found themselves in a complex, unenviable position during the 1982 conflict with Great Britain for possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas. Despite Argentinean numerical superiority, the modern weaponry and tactical proficiency of the United Kingdom’s armed forces were a formidable threat. The Argentineans found themselves in a disadvantaged tactical situation due to a lack of preparation to include planning, intelligence, training, and resources necessary to counter a sophisticated military threat. To lessen their disadvantage, the Argentineans reorganized their Air Force; leveraged the tactical skill, innovation, and determination of their pilots; and employed their newly acquired air-launched Exocet anti-ship missile. This paper examines the context of the Argentinean political situation, explores the condition and reaction of the Air Force and Naval Air Arm to imminent conflict, details the aerial combat employment outcomes, and concludes with an evaluation of the results. Worldwide headlines declared either invasion or liberation on 2 April 1982. These words explained how both London and Buenos Aires felt after the Argentineans seized the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom. Because of this action, the aerial forces of the Argentinean Air Force and Navy found themselves in a complex, unenviable position during the conflict with Great Britain for possession of the Falkland Islands. The Argentineans were in a disadvantaged tactical situation due to a lack of preparation to include planning, intelligence, training, and resources necessary to counter a sophisticated military threat. To lessen their disadvantage, the Argentineans reorganized their Air Force; leveraged the tactical skill, innovation, and determination of their pilots; and employed their newly acquired air-launched Exocet anti-ship missile.
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 : Ewen Southby-Tailyour
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783463872
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Exocet Falklands written by Ewen Southby-Tailyour and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revelatory account of three un-tabulated special forces operations, PLUM DUFF, MIKADO and KETTLEDRUM, that were tasked to destroy Argentina's Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falkland's campaign. In that context alone this book is of international military importance. ?Using previously unknown material and through interviewing key players who have remained silent for 30 years, Ewen Southby-Tailyour has finally established the truth: that it has taken so long reflects the sensitivities, both military and personal, involved. ?Interviews with the SAS officer commanding Operation PLUM DUFF, members of the reconnaissance patrol for Operation MIKADO, plus the navigator of the helicopter that flew eight troopers into Tierra del Fuego, has allowed the author to describe the tortuous events that led, instead, to a significant survival story. ?The RAF pilots ordered to conduct an 'assault-landing' of two Hercules onto Rio Grande air base during Operation MIKADO have spoken of the extraordinary procedures they developed: so have the commander of the SBS and the captain of the British submarine involved in Operation KETTLEDRUM. ?The Super Ätendard pilots who sank HMS Sheffield and MV Atlantic Conveyor and then 'attacked' HMS Invincible, plus a key member of the Argentine special forces and the brigadier defending Rio Grande, add credence, depth and gravitas to the saga: as does an equally revealing interview with the SIS (MI6) officer who led the world-wide search for Exocets on the black market. ?Disturbing over-confidence by commanders at home was finely counter-balanced by stirring accounts of inspiring physical and moral courage across the South Atlantic. ?Exocet Falklands is a ground-breaking work of investigative military history from which many salutary lessons can be learned.??As featured in the Daily Record, Western Morning News, Plymouth Herald and on BBC Radio Wiltshire.
Author : Chris Hobson
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857801262
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Falklands Air War written by Chris Hobson and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first serious, in-depth analysis of the role air power played in the Falklands conflict of 1982. Preceded by a brief review of the historical and political events that led over time to the Argentine invasion of South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, the main content of the book comprises a detailed chronology of the conflict. Includes coverage of British air power in the Falklands from the cessation of hostilities to the present day.
Author : Anthony H Cordesman
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lessons Of Modern War written by Anthony H Cordesman and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1990-04-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series takes a comprehensive look at five major conflicts in the later part of the 20th century.
