Books about the Falklands War

• Sink the Belgrano
• Vulcan 607

• The Battle for the Falklands
• One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
• Razor's Edge

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The Battle for the Falklands By Max Hastings & Simon Jenkins W. W. Norton & Company Paperback (384 pages) List Price: $17.95 Lowest New Price: $4.99 Lowest Used Price: $1.50 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here

One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander (Bluejacket Books Series) By Sandy Woodward US Naval Institute Press Paperback (360 pages) List Price: $19.95 Lowest New Price: $12.60 Lowest Used Price: $4.04 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here

ARGENTINE FIGHT FOR THE FALKLANDS (Pen & Sword Military Classics) By Martin Middlebrook Pen and Sword Paperback (336 pages) List Price: $11.99 Lowest New Price: $7.07 Lowest Used Price: $5.00 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This book provides new light on the way the Argentine forces were organized for war, the plans and reactions of the commanders, the sufferings of the soldiers and the shame and disillusionment of defeat. Martin Middlebrook has produced a genuine 'first' with this unique work. Martin Middlebrook is the only British historian to have been granted open access to the Argentines who planned and fought the Falklands War. It ranks with Liddel Hart's The Other side of the Hill in analyzing and understanding the military thinking and strategies of Britain's sometime enemy, and is essential reading for all who wish to understand the workings of military minds. The book provides new light on the way Argentine forces were organized for war, the plans and reactions of the commanders, the sufferings of the soldiers and the shame and disillusionment of defeat.

PEBBLE ISLAND: The Falklands War 1982 (Elite Forces Operations Series) By Jon Cooksey Pen and Sword Paperback (128 pages) List Price: $24.95 Lowest New Price: $15.50 Lowest Used Price: $15.50 Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This is the story of the SAS raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War. In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22 SAS Regiment were landed by Sea King Helicopter on the Island. Their task was to destroy the 11 enemy aircraft located at the Airstrip on the Island and neutralize the Argentinean force posted there to guard it. The raid was successful and all the Aircraft were destroyed but debate still goes on as to whether the raid was a political gesture to give the British Public some action or whether it was to knock out the Airbase that could have made life difficult for the landings at San Carlos Bay later in the War. The book covers sections on: history of the engagement, training and planning involved, equipment used, weapons file, breakdown of forces engaged, consequences and controversies as well as personal accounts of those involved.

RAF HARRIER GROUND ATTACK - FALKLANDS By Jerry Pook Pen and Sword Books Hardcover (256 pages) List Price: $39.95 Lowest New Price: $26.37 Lowest Used Price: $23.73 Usually ships in 8 to 12 days (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: During the Falklands war Jerry Pook, a pilot in No. 1(F) Squadron RAF, flew air interdiction, armed reccon, close-air-support and airfield attack as well as pure photo-reccon missions. Most weapons were delivered from extreme low-level attacks because of the lack of navigation aids and in the absence of Smart weapons. The only way he could achieve results was to get low down and close-in to the targets and, if necessary, carry out re-attacks to destroy high-value targets. Apart from brief carrier trials carried out many years previously there had been no RAF Harriers deployed at sea. The RAF pilots were treated with ill-disguised contempt by their naval masters, their professional opinions ignored in spite of the fact that the RN knew next to nothing about ground-attack and reccon operations. Very soon after starting operations from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes the squadron realized that they were considered as more or less expendable ordnance. The Harriers lacked the most basic self-protection aids and were up against 10,000 well-armed troops who put up an impressive weight of fire whenever attacked.

Air War in the Falklands 1982 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 28) By Christopher Chant Osprey Publishing Released: 2001-06-25 Paperback (96 pages) List Price: $22.95 Lowest New Price: $13.67 Lowest Used Price: $14.09 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: The war fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982, for the possession of the Falkland Islands was probably the last 'colonial' war that will ever be undertaken by the British. This book shows how the key to British success was the speed with which the British gained and then maintained air superiority over the islands and the waters around then with their small force of Sea Harrier STOVL warplanes, which operated from two aircraft carriers. Though subsonic, the Sea Harrier and its Sidewinder AAM were a combination altogether superior to Argentina's mix of supersonic and subsonic warplanes with older weapons, and this advantage was emphasised by the significantly greater tactical acuity of the British pilots. The Argentine pilots fought with considerable piloting skill and enormous courage, and scored a number of stunning successes against British warships, but ultimately they could not prevent the British landing and the following land campaign that resulted in complete Argentine defeat.

5th Infantry Brigade in the Falklands War By Nick Van der Bijl Pen and Sword Hardcover (224 pages) List Price: $36.95 Lowest New Price: $26.63 Lowest Used Price: $27.65 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: For many people it was 3 Commando Brigade, commanded by Major General Julian Thompson, and made up of Royal Marines and Para's 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 battalions (2nd Scots and 1st Welsh) and the Gurkhas. Many felt it was inadequately trained when it sailed from Southampton on the QE 2 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?

Vulcan 607: The Epic Story of the Most Remarkable British Air Attack since WWII By Rowland White Bantam Press Released: 2006-10-23 Hardcover (349 pages) Lowest Used Price: $93.81 (As of 01:29 Pacific 9 May 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: The dramatic account of the last British bomber raid — the long-range attack on Stanley airfield that opened the Falklands War. Before dawn on May 1st, 1982, a lone RAF Vulcan B2 bomber made its way towards the runway at Port Stanley airport. It was aiming to strike the first blow of Britain’s campaign to retake the Falklands. The flight was the culmination of a huge military effort and was the longest-range attack in aviation history. It was also the last time that the RAF flew heavy bombers into combat, before the old techniques and equipment were replaced with the digital, fly-by-wire, precision-guided weaponry of modern warfare. When war broke out, the Vulcan was already facing retirement. The aircraft had to be completely overhauled, and the story of how a seemingly endless list of problems and unexpected difficulties was overcome is a story of true British ingenuity. The mission came perilously close to disaster. Two Vulcan bombers took off in the late evening of April 30th to begin a twelve-hour round trip to the Falklands. Within minutes of take-off, the lead Vulcan was forced to turn back because of mechanical difficulties, leaving Vulcan 607 and her crew alone to undertake a mission. Vulcan 607 is the dramatic retelling of this singular mission. Using extensive interviews with the combatants, residents of Stanley, and military command, Rowland White has reconstructed the flight and its preparation in gripping detail.