The Argentine fight for the Falklands

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Martin Middlebrook is the only British historian to have been granted open access to the Argentines who planned and fought the Falklands War. It ranks with Liddell Hart's The Other Side of the Hill in analyzing and understanding the military thinking and strategies of Britain's sometime enemy, and is essential reading for all who wish to understand the workings of military minds. The author has managed to avoid becoming involved in the issue of sovereignty and concentrates entirely upon the military story. He has produced a genuine 'first' with this balanced and unique work. Among the men he met were the captain of the ship that took the scrap-metal merchants to South Georgia; the admiral in charge of planning the Falklands invasion; the marine commander and other members of the invasion force; two brigadier-generals, five unit commanders and many other men of the large army force sent to occupy and defend the islands.; the officer in charge of the Argentine garrison at Goose Green; and finally the brigadier-general responsible for the Defence of Port Stanley and soldiers of all ranks who fought the final battles Content: The year of the Malvinas Crisis in south Georgia The first steps to war Operation Blue The British are coming Distant action First of May Task force 79 The Belgrano The vigil D-Day and 'Death Valley' The Battle of Goose Green The 'invisible attack' and other action The bombing of Sir Galahad The defenders of Stanley The Battle of Stanley -- I The Battle of Stanley -- II The end The reckoning