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Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force. On 5 April 1982, three days after the invasion of the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic unaware of what lay ahead of them or whether they would be committed to war with Argentina. In these engrossing memoirs, Admiral Sandy Woodward, Task Force commander from the aircraft carrier Hermes, takes us from day one to day one hundred of the conflict; from sailing through the waters of the Atlantic with hopes of a political settlement fading, and war becoming increasingly likely, to the repulse of the Argentinian navy and the daring amphibious landing at San Carlos Water. The war, which cost the lives of over 1,000 men, has left a legacy of many historical debates and controversies, from the sinking of ships such as HMS Coventry, HMS Sheffield and Sir Galahad, and the Argentinian cruiser, the Belgrano, to wider issues such as what was it like to command and fight a modern air and naval war, the biggest naval action since World War II. 'One Hundred Days' is unique as a dramatic portrayal of the world of modern naval warfare, where despite the use of sophisticated equipment and communications, the margins for human error and courage were as wide as they were in the days of Nelson.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007436408
eBay Product ID (ePID)28046554152
Product Key Features
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOne Hundred Days
Publication Year2012
SubjectArchaeology, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdmiral Sandy Woodward
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight370 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdmiral Sandy Woodward