Interviewing mostly officers (some very senior) as well as some soldiers from the Argentine Army and Navy (although their Air Force declined to participate) Middlebrook brought to life the experiences of those who commanded in the war and covered it from as many angles as possible, to challenge a great deal of what we knew about the war as much as that which we did not. The Malvinas for the Argentines are a kind of religion, but this is another matter, and certainly the huge number (for the few days that the war actually lasted) of fallen, often only conscript boys and with little training, which the South American forces had, plays a part in the matter.

If you love nonfiction and want to be a peeping Tom in the lives of peaceful protesters you should definitely read this book. This book is thoroughly recommended reading for anyone interested in the Falklands War or even the 'behind the scenes' of modern conflicts. The book covers: preparation and departure; at sea; planners and hoaxers; Ascension Island; and HMS Intrepid in "bomb alley".This book does the men of NP 8091 and the Royal Marines more generally a great service in telling the story as it should be told – with accuracy and with pride. Mercau shows the importance of an idea of a Greater Britain and how the 1982 Falklands War signalled its unravelling, opening questions about Britain's national identity that still persist. It wasn’t the biggest force I’d seen but, considering that it was the other side of the world and that they had been assembled in such a hurry, it was very impressive and a truly memorable achievement. I was posted to Buenos Aires in December 1981, and was the only full-time British foreign correspondent to remain in Argentina in the lead-up to the Falklands War, the three-month military conflict which involved Europe, the US, South America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union in diplomacy, trade sanctions, spying, and secret arms deals. He was convinced that Argentina's numbers, air force and proximity to the theater of operations would lead to a decisive defeat of Great Britain.

With unrivalled access to all sides involved in the conflict, I also narrate the human drama of Argentina’s military occupation of the Falkland Islands, a piece of England in the South Atlantic that stuck up for its human rights.the text is a groundbreaking study of the Falklands War through the lens of British political culture. This is a book that is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of that conflict. In early 1982, the UK despatched a Task Force to the South Atlantic to recover the Falkland Islands from occupation by Argentina. This is a pretty even handed account of the Falklands war considering that it is written by a British author with the stated purpose of covering British operations.

Briefly covers the political context and opening moves, and then gets into a close-focus day by day about operations in the South Atlantic. A first rate account and a very welcome addition to the still relatively small body of literature about the 1982 conflict - especially when it comes to the background and beginning of the Argentine occupation. I have always regarded the Defence of Stanley, and also South Georgia, to have been among the finest engagements ever fought by the Royal Marines. The fact that HMS 'Invincible' had a damaged gas turbine engine replaced under the cover of darkness on 5 June 1982 (See Rodney Burden et al, Falklands: The Air War, p.

The Falklands War - There and Back Again" is a passionate and authoritative book which “sets the record straight” about the gallant defence of the Falkland Islands by Naval Party (NP) 8901, the resident Royal Marines’ garrison on the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentine invasion on 2nd April 1982.