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In The Early Hours Of 15 May 1982, Three Sea King Helicopters Carrying 42 Men Of 22 Sas Regiment And Attachments, Lifted Off From The Carrier Hms Hermes And Headed Towards The Remote Pebble Island On The North Coast Of West Falkland... The Raid 'codename Operation Prelim' Was The Largest And Most Ambitious Airfield Raid Undertaken By The Sas In A Quarter Of A Century And With Every Aircraft Destroyed It Was Heralded As A Resounding British Success. But Debate Still Rages As To Whether It Was Truly A Strategic Coup, Crippling The Argentinians' Ability To Strike At The British Task Force And Significantly Reducing Their Capability To Oppose The Eventual Amphibious Landings At San Carlos, Or A Political Sop For A British Public Eagerly Awaiting News Of A Success. This Book, Covering The History Of The Argentinian Threat And The Planning, Preparation And Execution Of The Raid, Also Includes Sections On The Opposing Forces And Weapons Used. It Also Deals With The Controversies And, For The First Time, Examines The Terrible Consequences Of The Raid For The Men And Ships Of The British Fleet--p. [4] Of Cover. The Threat -- Pebble Island -- Occupation -- Special Forces -- Reconnaissance &

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Author

Francis Mackay with Jon Cooksey

Publisher

Pen & Sword (LEO COOPER)

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473807440

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities