Falklands books

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Crispy
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Falklands books

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Thought I'd try and post these in themed sections.

Sea Harrier Over The Falklands by Sharkey Ward - Good account of how SHAR operations and combat were organised and life at sea. Full of technical pornography.

Vulcan 607 by Roland White - Well detailed account of the planning and execution of the Vulcan long range bombing raids on Stanley airfield and shows the very British "make do and mend" attitude that was needed to get these bombers to the Falklands and back.

Falklands Commando by Hugh McManners - Very good account of naval gunfire team in with the special forces "tip of the spear" stuff. Also covers the build up, journey south and explains the technical issues of hitting the target when the gun is rolling around in the South Atlantic. Winner of "best mutton chops" award.

Fighting for Queen and Country by Nigel Ely - Usually advertised as a "how I joined the SAS" book but mostly covers the authors time in the Falklands with the Para's and has a great account of the attack on Goose Green. Written from the toms point of view, no fancy business and gets the job done.
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Re: Falkands books

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I have read the Vulcan 607 book and it is a very good and interesting story of the run up and execution of what was then the longest bombing mission in the history of warfare
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