The Argentine Fight For The Falklands

click here for more details, find new or used items	Martin Middlebrook Our price £6.99 (£8.99) New from £4.04 Used from £4.74 Pages: 336 (Paperback) ISBN: 0850529786 Pub: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pub date: 2003-09 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70935

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Interesting and Informative (2/2 people found this helpful)

As an avid student of the Falklands War, having served there twice and having a great affinity for the Islands and people, I felt it essential to see the other side of the conflict just to see how the Argentines had squandered such a militarily strong position on the islands. Some of the accounts did not surprise me and it became clear throughout the book the massive gulf that exists between the Officer corps and the conscripted bulk of the Argentine armed forces. It amazed me that the Argentines ever thought that they could stand against the finest armed forces in the world. Middlebrook has researched the subject well although without the cooperation of the Argentine Air Force, whose accounts are derived from an Argentine publication. The anecdote that brought home to me that the Argentinian foray into British sovereign territory was doomed was an account from an officer on Mount Kent who waved off his platoon as they were sent to reenforce failure at Goose Green, his main concern being that he got into dry clothes and had a good bottle of red wine before bemoaning the loss of his men - one cannot imagine the most lacklustre British officer ever contemplating doing that. No wonder the will to win was not there.

could not put this book down (1/1 people found this helpful)

could not put this book down it really is an interesting read. goes into good detail but without being boring, its also interesting to hear the other sides version of the war

A great book that needed to be written (15/21 people found this helpful)

I picked up this book while waiting for a plane on my way to go hillwalking in scotland. It was cheap and i fully expected to throw it away as deadweight as i had limited space. In fact, i kept it and still have it today. It provides an extremly informative and balanced account on the Argantine fight for the Faulklands or 'Malvinas'. The auther, writing in a time still close the war, manages to get the best out of the information provided by the Arganetinians. Whats more is that this book is genuinly interesting and i was caught up in the drama of the war seen from the Argantine perspective. After reading this book it became apparent to me the huge national feeling the Argantinians have for the Malvinas and the feeling we develped for the Faulklands during the war. For anyone who is remotly interested in the Faulkland conflict or for those who want a good read this is must have book.

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