Chris Chant

Air War in the Falklands 1982 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Rolfe, Mark

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The war fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982, for the possession of the Falkland Islands, was probably the last 'colonial' war that will ever be undertaken by the British.

This book shows how the key to British success was the speed with which the British gained and then maintained air superiority over the islands and the waters around then with their small force of Sea Harrier STOVL warplanes, which operated from two aircraft carriers. Though subsonic, the Sea Harrier and its Sidewinder AAM were a combination altogether superior to Argentina's mix of supersonic and subsonic warplanes with older weapons, and this advantage was emphasised by the significantly greater tactical acuity of the British pilots.

Alongside stunning illustrations, this book explains how, although the Argentine pilots fought with considerable piloting skill and enormous courage, and scored a number of stunning successes against British warships, ultimately they could not prevent the British landing and the following land campaign that resulted in complete Argentine defeat.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472800510
• Artikelnr.: 40469315

Autorenporträt

Christopher Chant is a successful writer on modern military matters and has a substantial number of authoritative titles to his credit. Military history and especially aviation have long been his passion. Having been part of the editorial team on Purnell's best selling 'History of the First World War', he became a full time writer and editor in 1974 and has spent over 25 years working extensively on military and aviation subjects.

Inhaltsangabe

Invasion in the South Atlantic
The Forces Gather
First Clashes
The Black Buck Mission
Exocet!
In Support of the Land War