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Title: The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings & Simon Jenkins ISBN: 0-393-30198-2 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Eminently Readable Account
Comment: The 1983 British bid to recapture the Falkland Islands is one of the most important and least studied military undertakings of recent history. Hastings' book has been around for a long time and it's probably the best known work about the short-lived campaign. It's well researched, well written, and well edited and the order of battle appendix is a nice addition too. The epic foot march across East Falkland (in artic conditions) by the Marines and Paras of the Commando Brigade is only one of a host of impressive accomplishments by British forces. This is a veritable cornucopia of "lessons learned" from infantry operations, to air defense conundrums, to fleet tactics, to logistical problem-solving, it's all in here. If you're a military professional, this is a must read. It's too bad there are not more titles available on this topic.
Rating: 5
Summary: The politics and logistics of an avoidable war.
Comment: This has to be the most definitive account, from a British perspective, of a war that continues to invoke emotive reactions when discussed either side of the Atlantic. The narrative is perfectly balanced with the immediacy of the action described by Max hasting who was on the ground with the Task Force and the intrigue of the politics explained with unnerving clarity by Simon Jenkings. The book interwieves a stark narrative of the realities of battle with an enlightening view on the working of politicians and their influence on the start and ultimate outcome of war. While the book should appeal for those with a thirst for the factual, there is sufficient analysis of both the strategy of battle and the politics of war to satisfy most. I began reading this book looking for answers to how and why the war started, in this regard I feel the account fully satisfied my curiosity. What surprised me was the degree to which the descriptions of the strategy for naval warfare invoked images and scenarios that were as reminiscent of ancient history as they were relevant to contemporary conflicts. Descriptions of diplomatic efforts to forestall a war, the series of mis-communications that led ultimately to open conflict, the initial celebrations in suport of the Task Force and the ultimate subdued reaction to conclusion of war all make sobering reading. For detailed tactical accounts of naval battles this must be one of the best case studies since the Second World War. The ultimate question as to whether the war was justified or otherwise is analysed in conclusion although the authors err on the side of impartiality raising more questions than answers. A thoroughly recommended read.
Rating: 5
Summary: The definitive account of a war where many died for so few.
Comment: This has to be the most definitive account, from a British perspective, of a war that continues to invoke emotive reactions when discussed either side of the Atlantic. The narrative is perfectly balanced with the immediacy of the action described by Max hasting who was on the ground with the Task Force and the intrigue of the politics explained with unnerving clarity by Simon Jenkings. The book interwieves a stark narrative of the realities of battle with an enlightening view on the working of politicians and their influence on the start and ultimate outcome of war. While the book should appeal for those with a thirst for the factual, there is sufficient analysis of both the strategy of battle and the politics of war to satisfy most. I began reading this book looking for answers to how and why the war started, in this regard I feel the account fully satisfied my curiosity. What surprised me was the degree to which the descriptions of the strategy for naval warfare invoked images and scenarios that were as reminiscent of ancient history as they were relevant to contemporary conflicts. Descriptions of diplomatic efforts to forestall a war, the series of mis-communications that led ultimately to open conflict, the initial celebrations in suport of the Task Force and the ultimate subdued reaction to conclusion of war all make sobering reading. For detailed tactical accounts of naval battles this must be one of the best case studies since the Second World War. The ultimate question as to whether the war was justified or otherwise is analysed in conclusion although the authors err on the side of impartiality raising more questions than answers. A thoroughly recommended read.
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Title: The Falklands War 1982 (Essential Histories, No 15) by Duncan Anderson ISBN: 1841764221 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander (Bluejacket Books Series) by Sandy Woodward, Patrick Robinson, Margaret Thatcher ISBN: 1557506523 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title:Battle for the Falklands ASIN: 630215085X Publisher: Mpi Home Video Pub. Date: 07 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $29.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $29.98 |
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Title:Falklands/Special Forces ASIN: 6303499244 Publisher: Cpm/Central Park Media Pub. Date: 02 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.99 |
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Title: The Landmark Thucydides : A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Victor Davis Hanson ISBN: 0684827905 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 10 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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