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BEYOND ENDURANCE: An Epic of Whitehall and the South Atlantic Conflict
Nick Barker
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Description for BEYOND ENDURANCE: An Epic of Whitehall and the South Atlantic Conflict
Paperback. An Epic of Whitehall and the South Atlantic Conflict. This is the story of HMS Endurance before, during and after the Falklands conflict. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
The campaign to re-take the Falkland Islands in 1982, was one of the most remarkable episodes in the long history of British overseas adventures. Nearly all the books that have appeared in the ensuing years have dealt with the campaign itself. Nicholas Barker takes a rather different view, concerning himself more with the reason why the British had to fight in what, as he says, has justifiably been called 'a totally unnecessary war'. No one was better placed than he to blow aside the many smokescreens that have, in his view, been deliberately fanned to obscure the reasons why the ... Read more
The campaign to re-take the Falkland Islands in 1982, was one of the most remarkable episodes in the long history of British overseas adventures. Nearly all the books that have appeared in the ensuing years have dealt with the campaign itself. Nicholas Barker takes a rather different view, concerning himself more with the reason why the British had to fight in what, as he says, has justifiably been called 'a totally unnecessary war'. No one was better placed than he to blow aside the many smokescreens that have, in his view, been deliberately fanned to obscure the reasons why the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780850528794
SKU
V9780850528794
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Ref
99-2
About Nick Barker
Captain Nick Barker joined the Navy in 1951 and saw service in most parts of the globe, with eight sea-going commands including commanding Endurance before and during the Falklands War. He retired from the Navy whilst in command of HMS Sheffield in 1988 and began his commercial career, founding and managing an international trading company. He sadly died in 1997. ... Read more
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