No picnic: 3 Commando Brigade in the South Atlantic, 1982 - Hardcover

Thompson, Julian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0436520524 ISBN 13: 9780436520525

Publisher: L. Cooper in association with Secker & Warburg, 1985

Synopsis

Of course, fighting a war is always difficult--but when you're conducting an amphibious campaign over 8,000 miles from home, the task becomes Herculean. Such were the circumstances in the Falklands in 1982 where, in the unforgiving climate of the South Atlantic, the outnumbered British struggled to defeat Argentina's troops. Written by the commander of England's land forces there, this first major account of the war reveals the frustrations, hardships, and ultimately the success of a campaign regarded by many as a mission impossible.

About this title

About the Author:

Julian Thompson was born in Calcutta and joined the Royal Marines a month after his eighteenth birthday. He was commanding 3 Commando Brigade when they carried out the initial landings to repossess the Falkland Islands. He is a graduate of the British Army Staff College and of the Royal College of the Defence Studies. Now retired, Julian Thompson devotes a great deal of time to the study and writing of military history.

About this edition

• Publisher: L. Cooper in association with Secker & Warburg
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0436520524
• ISBN 13: 9780436520525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 201