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Lovely collection of black and white photos of British warships with most dated on each page. Most are post world war II. This is a hardback copy of this title.
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Lovely collection of black and white photos of British warships with most dated on each page. Most are post world war II. This is a hardback copy of this title.
Author=Mike Critchley
Pages=c160
Published=
Book Condtion=Ex public library book.library stamps.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 595 g |
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A guide to the ships and aircraft of the fleet including photos and illustrations as well as the weapons.
Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore Michael Clapp. Here he describes, with considerable candour, some of the problems met in a Navy racing to war and finding it necessary to recreate a largely abandoned operational technique in a somewhat ad hoc fashion. During the time it took to go south some sense of order was imposed and a not very well defined command structure evolved, this was not done without generating a certain amount of friction. He tells of why San Carlos Water was chosen for the assault and the subsequent inshore operations. Michael Clapp and his small staff made their stand an can claim a major role in the defeat of the Argentine Air and Land Forces.
Britain’s successful war with Argentina to repossess the Falklands witnessed the largest combined sea and air battles fought since the Second World War. The courage of Royal Navy commanders, sailors and pilots was put to a severe test on more than one occasion and was never found wanting. But there were tragic losses of men and ships and there remain disturbing questions which need to be answered.
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