Ordinary Heroes

Untold Stories from the Falklands Campaign

Nonfiction, History, Military, Other, Modern, 20th Century
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Author: Christopher Hilton ISBN: 9780752477763
Publisher: The History Press Publication: November 30, 2011
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Christopher Hilton
ISBN: 9780752477763
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: November 30, 2011
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated the Argentinian forces occupying the Falkland Islands and recaptured this far-flung outpost of what was once an empire. It was a much-needed triumph for Margaret Thatcher’s government and for Britain. Many books have been published on the Falklands War, some offering accounts from participants in it. But this is the first one only to include interviews with the ordinary seamen, marines, soldiers, and airmen who achieved that victory, as well as those whose contribution is often overlooked—the merchant seaman who crewed ships taken up from trade, the NAAFI personnel who supplied the all-important treats that kept spirits up, the Hong Kong Chinese laundrymen who were aboard every warship. Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the conflict, this is the story of what "Britain’s last colonial war" was really like

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In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated the Argentinian forces occupying the Falkland Islands and recaptured this far-flung outpost of what was once an empire. It was a much-needed triumph for Margaret Thatcher’s government and for Britain. Many books have been published on the Falklands War, some offering accounts from participants in it. But this is the first one only to include interviews with the ordinary seamen, marines, soldiers, and airmen who achieved that victory, as well as those whose contribution is often overlooked—the merchant seaman who crewed ships taken up from trade, the NAAFI personnel who supplied the all-important treats that kept spirits up, the Hong Kong Chinese laundrymen who were aboard every warship. Published to mark the 30th anniversary of the conflict, this is the story of what "Britain’s last colonial war" was really like

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