Too Thin for a Shroud - 8 June 1982, Falklands: Britain's Most Lethal Day of Combat Since World War II

How 10 minutes can change the course of history...

In May 1982, eight young officers of the Welsh Guards-whose colonel-in-chief is the King-found themselves despatched at short notice to fight 8000 miles away in the Falklands. Until now, no one has told their story which included the fiercest attack on British troops since World War II when Britain lost half a battalion and the Argentine air force successfully bombed four navy ships at the tail end of the conflict. With gripping recollections from his peers, Crispin Black casts an entirely new light on this dramatic part of the campaign that is often overlooked. Using for the first time a trove of formerly secret Ministry of Defence documents, Crispin Black captivatingly brings to life how the outcome was decided in ten critical minutes and that the Falklands War remains to this day one of the most misunderstood episodes in modern British history.

Info autore

Crispin Black served as platoon commander of the Welsh Guards in the Falklands. He went on to serve in Germany and three tours in Northern Ireland before joining the Cabinet Office as a lieutenant colonel with responsibilities for intelligence and COBRA liaison. He studied at King's College, London, was a Defence Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. He previously wrote the acclaimed 7/7 What Went Wrong? (Gibson Square) and has written for The Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Independent as well as commented on intelligence for Channel 4, BBC, Sky and ITV.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Crispin Black, Crispin Black
• Editore: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781783342433
• ISBN: 978-1-78334-243-3
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 304 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Biography: historical, political and military