Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 by Land, Sea and Air [Paperback]

Gordon Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1847539505 | ISBN-13: 978-1847539502 | Edition: Revised

Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 from the occupation of South Georgia and the Falklands Islands/Malvinas by the Argentines, the assembly and dispatch of the British Task Force, to the reconquest of the islands. Includes 48 maps, 51 photographs, and appendices listing British ships and aircraft and Argentine aircraft losses and British gallantry awards

Editorial Reviews

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"contributed tremendously to my knowledge of the war" - Francois Heisbourg, Director, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, November 1989 "a concise and meticulous handbook describing the strategy, tactics and logistics....." - "Navy News", June 1989

..... from a British born journalist/researcher/writer in Argentina who has specialised in the Falklands Conflict, was recently editor of the English-language "Buenos Aires Herald", and was writing a PhD thesis on the diplomatic side of the war: "since 1982 I have visited the Falkland Islands over 15 times and on every occasion your book has been in my rucksack and has become something of my bible on the war. Over the years of research I have also had numerous opportunities to crosscheck the information there contained against the Argentine versions of the same events and have usually found that is stands up as a fair appraisal of the war even 17 years later."

"Battle of the Falkland's War" headed the list of recommended British-published books, described as "a very useful and detailed guide to the day-by-day development of the war", Argentine Army journal "Soldados", April 2000

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Naval-History; Revised edition (November 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847539505
• ISBN-13: 978-1847539502
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have companion book for the Falklands War, October 21, 2007

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This review is from: Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 by Land, Sea and Air (Paperback)

This book is a must if you are reading any of the other books on the Falklands War. When a book mentions a place during the war, use this book to find the location and other information that happened at that location. Unless you were there this book is a must companion while reading other books on the Falklands War.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Campanion Text, January 23, 2011

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This review is from: Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 by Land, Sea and Air (Paperback)

This book presents non-nonsense facts, statistics, maps and commentary in relation to the activities of the British and Argentines during the Falkland's War of 1982.

For anyone interested to learn about this brief, but bloody and futile, conflict this book alone would not suffice; it is written to be, and is, an excellent and informative companion for almost any other standard text on the Falklands War.

The only complaint I have is that the maps often cross two pages (and the spine interferes with the clarity) and that shading would have been useful (eg land vs water) given the terrain and coastline is extremely unpredictable.

Otherwise, an excellent source of data and detail.