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5TH INFANTRY BRIGADE IN THE FALKLANDS

Autore: David Aldea, Nick Van der Bijl

Codice: 220782

€ 19,00

NO-ONE CAN COMPLAIN THAT THE FALKLANDS' WAR has been neglected by authors and publishers. Countless books have been published, covering this mercifully brief and successful campaign over the years. It is all the more remarkable that Nick van der Bijl and David Aldea unearthed a central subject that had been overlooked, namely the role played by the British 5th Infantry Brigade.

The decision to send 5 Brigade was taken some time after 3 Commando Brigade had been despatched with, as bad luck would have it, many of 5 Brigade's own units. This in itself caused tensions within and without the Brigade and these were exacerbated by its hasty reconstitution and all too brief training prior to the long voyage south on the Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth II and other vessels. With the military and media spotlight firmly fixed on 3 Commando Brigade, the 'other brigade' made up principally of two Guards battalions, fresh from ceremonial duties, and a battalion of Gurkhas inevitably felt neglected. Yet their moment was to come in both glorious and tragic circumstances and, by the close of the hostilities, the Brigade had certainly made its mark, despite the many handicaps under which it had to operate.

Yet the drama and controversy were not over. For reasons that have long mystified many observers, the Brigade Commander was conspicuously overlooked in the post-war distribution of medals and awards.

This book is mandatory reading for all those who wish to understand a fascinating aspect of one of the most extraordinary military ventures in Britain's long martial history.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Illustrato

Pagine

256

ISBN
9781783462636