BATTLES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR

The decision by the Argentine Junta to invade the Falkland Islands in April 1982 will probably be recorded by historians as one of the most serious tactical misjudgments of the 20th Century, while the rapid assembly and despatch of th Actions of which were to convincingly demonstrate it to be so - was an achievement that impressed the world. In this remarkable book, Gordon Smith Illustrates the story of the conflict, from the initial arrival of the supposed Argentine scrap metal mercha to the eventual return home of the victorious British Forces. No less than 40 maps are used, packed with detail of Military, Naval and Air Force deployments, the movements involved in each battle or engagement, and the losses of ships and aircraft which ISBN:8185250009 Yr. of Pub. Hard Bound