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Goose Green: A Battle Is Fought to Be Won

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Excellent. Of the many books I have read about the Falklands War and Goose Green and this is the most readable, informative and concise read. The book goes into great details about the individual movements of soldiers, the death of Col 'H', and the real problems they faced, quite an eye-opener. Great Maps, great narrative, couldn't put it down. I'm now looking for another book by the same author!

I would like to recommend this book to any and all with an interest in the events of the Battle for Goose Green. Mr Adkin has accompanied his text with very informative and explanatory maps and sketches which, when combined with the narrative, make this a book you just can't put down. The men of 2 Para have had their story told superbly well in this book.

Simply a true account of what actually happened. Honest and unbiased - a must read for anyone with an interest in the conflict.

There seems to be a tendency to overrate the strength of the Argentine forces. "Goose Green" and the book "Not Mentioned In Dispatches" together should give an accurate account of what happened at Goose Green and Darwin.

A last! Finally a book for soldiers about soldiers, written about the battle of Goose Green. This book describes the battle so intense that one cannot but feel the adrenaline rush down ones back while reading. This is a book that every future commander, from coporal to captain, should read before gaining command. It describes several clashes which again proves several military theories right in the way of handling situations on the battlefield. This book is also, I feel, written in honour of the servicemen that fought in the Falklands, and right so. They deserve it.

Great book. I truly admire the young Argentine conscripts. The majority in the Falklands fought with courage and valour. After reading Nick van der Bijl's "Nine Battles to Stanley" (Leo Cooper Limited, 1999)I have nothing but admiration for the young teenage soldiers of Colonel Mohammed Seineldin's 25th Commando-trained Regiment. No wonder it took the Paras 12 hours to crush Task Force Mercedes. Mark Adkin's book read with Bijl's book proves that conscripts can fight well in battle providing their platoon commanders are made of the right stuff. A well written book about the battle. But I must stress that it should be read along with Bijl's book who establishes that the 25th Regiment of Argentina was indeed a crack formation (the equivalent of a regiment of the Hitlerjugend during the battle for Normandy in WW2 in esprit de corps and fighting spirit).

Great book. I truly admire the young Argentine conscripts. The majority in the Falklands fought with courage and valour. After reading Nick van der Bijl's "Nine Battles to Stanley" (Leo Cooper Limited, 1999)I have nothing but admiration for the young teenage soldiers of Colonel Mohammed Seineldin's 25th Commando-trained Regiment. No wonder it took the Paras 12 hours to crush Task Force Mercedes. Mark Adkin's book read with Bijl's book proves that conscripts can fight well in battle providing their platoon commanders are made of the right stuff. A well written book about the battle. But I must stress that it should be read along with Bijl's book who establishes that the 25th Regiment of Argentina was indeed a crack formation (the equivalent of a regiment of the Hitlerjugend during the battle for Normandy in WW2 in esprit de corps and fighting spirit).

Lamentablemente el libro de Mr. Adkin cae en el lugar comun en el que han caido todos los libros acerca del conflicto escritos por autores britanicos con la excepcion del "Excursion to hell" de V.Bramley, la historia oficial britanica de la guerra.Una vez mas el lector preparado se encuentra con una obra que peca de inocente al repetir, casi sin variaciones, los fantasiosos hechos que los Reales archivos britanicos han decidido propalar en lugar de la verdad. Adkin vuelve, sin verguenza aparente, a tirar conceptos como el de 600 ingleses contra 1400 argentinos. La falta de espiritu investigativo le ha negado a Mr. Adkin la posibilidad de dar con la verdad. En efecto 600 hombres alistaban en el Segundo Batallon Paracaidista, pero a esto hay que sumarle la compania J del Comando 42(Royal Marines), el regimiento de artilleria 28, la tripulacion del HMS Arrow,los pilotos de Harrier(800 esquadron)y las unidades de S.B.S y S.A.S que participaron del ataque.Si Mr. adkin pretende un libro apegado a la verdad tambien debera apegarlo a la justicia.Las tropas que enfrentaron el empuje del PARA2 fueron los 200 hombres de la compania A del Regimiento 12( la compania C no participo del combate ya que cubria el flanco sur del itsmo y la compania B fue helitransportada a Goose Green desde su base en mount Kent la noche del 28 y no pudo ingresar al dispositivo argentino sino hasta el dia siguiente , cuando ya se discutia la rendicion)durante la tarde del 28 el avance del PARA2 fue contraatacado por dos pelotones de la compania C del Regimiento 25 los cuales eran toda la reserva con la que contaba el comandante argentino(el resto del regimieto 25 se encontraba en el arepuerto de Stanley).De estos datos que pueden ser corroborados en el libro "Ganso Verde" del Tte.Col.(Re) Italo Piaggi, comandante del dispositivo defensivo en Goose Green, o si no en "Comandos en accion" del Prof. Isidoro J. Ruiz Moreno, de la Escuela Superior de Guerra(cap.xvii, pag.211). Las tropas britanicas que participaron de la guerra de las Malvinas lo hicieron con valor y profesionalismo. Es innecesaria las fabulas que Mr.Adkn relata en su libro ya que tan solo con la verdad se estaria ante una historia de valor y coraje a la altura de las mejores.

This book is very very naughty and it should be put to bed early without any supper