The Falklands 1982 - Ground operations in the South Atlantic

Informationen zum Autor Gregory Fremont-Barnes, illustrated by Graham Turner Klappentext On 3 April 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory; had captured the men of Royal Marine detachment NP8901; had run up the Argentine flag; and had declared the islands and their population to be Argentine. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to retake the islands. From this point until the Argentine surrender on 14 June, the British forces fought what was in many ways a 19th-century style colonial campaign at the end of extended supply lines some 8,000 miles from home. This volume will detail the major stages of the land campaign to retake the islands, focusing on the San Carlos landings, the battle for Darwin and Goose Green, and the final battles for Mt Longdon, Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, the mountains that surrounded the island's capital, Stanley.The story of the British Forces who reclaimed the Falklands territory from the Argentines. Zusammenfassung On 3 April 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory and had run up the Argentine flag. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to retake the islands. This volume details the major stages of the land campaign to retake the islands. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing armies Orders of battle Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Further reading Index

Résumé

On 3 April 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory and had run up the Argentine flag. An immediate response was required and a task force was rapidly assembled to retake the islands. This volume details the major stages of the land campaign to retake the islands.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gregory Barnes, Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Fremont-Barnes Gregory
• Collaboration: Graham Turner (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 20.05.2012
• EAN: 9781849086073
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-607-3
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Thèmes: Campaign; Campaign
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire contemporaine (de 1945 à 1989); Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Falklands, Modern warfare, c 1980 to c 1989, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Battles and campaigns, History of other geographical groupings and regions, Land forces and warfare