Published on the 15th anniversary of the Falklands War in 1982, this work provides a secret history of the conflict, the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged by an enemy since 1945. In terms of hardware, it was a test of the world's latest air and defence sytems and a unique opportunity to push competing fighters to their limits in an environment that stretched men and aircraft alike.
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Published on the 15th anniversary of the Falklands War in 1982, this work provides a secret history of the conflict, the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged by an enemy since 1945. In terms of hardware, it was a test of the world's latest air and defence sytems and a unique opportunity to push competing fighters to their limits in an environment that stretched men and aircraft alike.
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A hardback volume in Good condition, in a Good to Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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New. 1998. New Ed. Paperback. * Genuinely revelatory account of a famous military victory, fully updated for the 20th anniversary of the conflict in April 2002. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSA; 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HB; JWKF; JWL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Like new, unread but slight browning to top page edges due to storage. Post World War II-Falklands The SAS, MI6 and the war Whitehall nearly lost. The Falklands conflict was the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged by an enemy since 1945. It was a test of the world's latest air and defence systems and a unique opportunity to push competing fighters to their limits. This book focuses on Operation Corporate, the task force assigned to retake the Falklands, and on the clandestine efforts to deny General Galtieri the one weapon that could have turned Corporate into a humiliating defeat for Britain, the French manufactured Exocet missile. UL-XXXXXX. 266pp, 16 b/w photos, facsimille documents.