Angus Konstam

South Atlantic 1982

The Carrier Campaign in the Falklands War
Illustrator: Groult, Edouard A

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed account of the war-winning role that a handful of Harrier squadrons played in the Falklands War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 184mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472864710
• ISBN-10: 1472864719
• Artikelnr.: 70371627

Autorenporträt

Angus Konstam

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
- South Atlantic strike force
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
- Air power of the Task Force
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
- The struggle for the Falkland Islands
- The background
- Argentinian intentions
THE CAMPAIGN
- The air war over the South Atlantic
- The voyage south
- Saturday 1 May
- The weeks of attrition, 2-20 May
- San Carlos Water
- The turning of the tide
- The endgame
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
INDEX