No picnic: 3 Commando Brigade in the South Atlantic: 1982 Julian Thompson
Material type: TextPublication details: London: Leo Cooper, 1992Description: 173pISBN:- 0850523044 (hbk.)
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 997.1102442 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007438 |
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997.1102442 PER Operations Paraquat: the battle for South Georgia | 997.1102442 SOU Reasons in writing: a Commando's view of the Falklands War | 997.1102442 THO The Falklands sting: Reagan, Thatcher and Argentina's bomb | 997.1102442 THO No picnic: 3 Commando Brigade in the South Atlantic: 1982 | 997.1102445 BRO The Royal Navy and the Falklands War | 997.1102445 ENG Battle for the Falklands: 2 Naval Forces | 997.1102445 GIB The Falklands War: Britain versus the past in the South Atlantic |
A new edition of the classic Falklands War memoir “which many regard as the most perceptive description of the momentous events of April to June 1982” (Maritime Adviser). Major General Julian Thompson first wrote this account (previously published as No Picnic ) when what happened in the spring and summer of 1982 was fresh in his mind. As Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, he was at the heart of the planning and conduct of the Falklands War. Under his direct command had been the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment who conducted the lion’s share of the fighting. No one therefore is better qualified to tell the extraordinary story of their taking of the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians. The author, now a celebrated military historian, has revised his early book and added for this 25th Anniversary edition more of his own personal thoughts and impressions. It is all too easy to overlook just how perilous and risky a venture this expedition to the depths of the Southern Hemisphere was. Victory and defeat hung in the balance. Even those who feel they know about this most remarkable of wars will learn more from reading this classic account.
FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR
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