The Falklands War
by Martin Middlebrook
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With the sudden Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 the United Kingdom found itself at war. Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister and the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces, a Task Force, code named Operation CORPORATE, was quickly dispatched.Remarkably just over two months later, the Islands were liberated and the invaders defeated. By any standards this was a remarkable feat of all arms cooperation made possible by political resolve, sound show more planning, strong leadership and the courage and determination of the combatants.Martin Middlebrook, one of the most skillful historians of the 20th Century, has weaved the many strands of this extraordinary military achievement into a fascinating, thorough and highly readable account of the Campaign.For a full understanding of what it took to win this war there will be no better account to read than this. show lessTags
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Martin Middlebrook has written many other books that deal with important turning-point in the two world wars, including The First Day on the Somme, The Kaiser's Battle, The Peeneminde Raid, The Somme Battlefields (with Mary Middlebrook), The Nuremberg Raid 30-31st March 1944 and Arnhem 1944 (all republished and in print with Pen and Sword).
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1985
- Important places
- Argentina; Atlantic Ocean; Falkland Islands; Latin America; South America; South Atlantic Ocean
- Important events
- Falklands War (1982-04-02 | 1982-06-14)
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 997.11 — History & geography Oceania & Polar Regions Atlantic Ocean islands Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Bouvet Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- LCC
- F3031.5 .M53 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America South America Falkland Islands
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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