Goose Green - The first crucial battle of the Falklands War

Zusatztext Probably the best and most detailed description of a key battle in the 1982 Falklands War ... an excellent and fast paced narrative Informationen zum Autor Mark Adkin was commissioned into The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment in 1956 and served with it and The Royal Anglian Regiment in Germany, Malaya, Mauritius and Aden. On leaving the British Army he joined the Overseas Civil Service and was posted to the Solomon Islands. Transferred to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, he was one of the last British District Officers anywhere in the world. His final overseas post was as a contract officer for five years with the Barbados Defence Force, and as a Major he was the Caribbean operations staff officer that participated in the US invasion of Grenada in 1983. He now lives in Bedford and has written books on military subjects, including the bestselling Goose Green. Klappentext The most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides. 'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guide Vorwort The most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides. 'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guide Zusammenfassung The most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides. 'An excellent and fast paced narrative' Michael McCarthy, historical battlefield guide

Product details

• Authors: Mark Adkin, Adkin Mark
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781474626255
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-2625-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, Argentina, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), military history, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Defence strategy, planning & research, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Military and defence strategy, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)