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Item Details
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5TH INFANTRY BRIGADE IN THE FALKLANDS WAR
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| By: |
Nick van der Bijl, David Aldea |
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Paperback |
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1783462639 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781783462636 |
| Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
12 February, 2014 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
* Tells for the first time the story of 'the other brigade' in the Falklands War. * A controversial and not-altogether proud story of improvisation due to lack of resources, poor planning and lack of training. * A superb example of overcoming great difficulty to triumph in the end. * Interesting and contentious personality clashes. |
| Synopsis: |
For many people it was 3 Commando Brigade, commanded by Major General Julian Thompson, and made up of Royal Marines and Paras that recaptured the Falklands. Yet 5th Infantry Brigade played a key and until now little acknowledged role in this extraordinary saga. Cobbled together in haste (having been stripped of its assets to bring 3 Commando Brigade up to strength), it comprised principally of two Guards battalion (2nd Scots and 1st Welsh) and the Gurkhas. Many felt it was inadequately trained when it sailed from Southampton on the QE2 and this view was given substance by early disasters such as the tragedy at Bluff Cove. Yet by the end, its contribution, of which Tumbledown is the best known, could not be denied. Why then was its commander (Brigadier Tony Wilson) so conspicuously ignored when the medals and decorations were handed out? |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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