Forgotten Voices of the Falklands Part 3 (Audio book) - Doing the Business

Informationen zum Autor Hugh McManners was a captain in 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, serving with the Special Boat Squadron during the Falklands War. He joined the British Army in 1972 and in 1975 was sponsored by them to read Geography at Oxford University. He subsequently spent thirteen years with 3 Commando Brigade before leaving the army in 1989. He is now a television documentary producer, freelance writer and editor of Command magazine. Klappentext In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides. Zusammenfassung In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation quickly escalated into a terrifying full-blown conflict between the two countries. Part Three - Doing the Business Facing extreme conditions, British troops fought their way across demanding territory to retake the Falkland Islands. This is a record of the defeat of the Argentines in a series of engagements the names of which have become legendary - Goose Green, Two Sisters, Mount Tumbledown -and ends with the liberation of Port Stanley itself. Drawing upon the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of the Falklands presents the first complete oral history of the Falklands War. This audio book is a unique and essential chronicle of the conflict from all sides and perspectives, told in the participants' own voices.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh McManners
• Assisted by: Sean Barrett (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Audio Cornerstone
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio
• Released: 21.06.2007
• EAN: 9781846570704
• ISBN: 978-1-84657-070-4
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 125 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Random House Audiobooks; Random house audiobooks
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Falklands, General and world history, Modern warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, Specific wars and campaigns, War and defence operations, War & defence operations