Martin Middlebrook, one of the most skillful historians of the 20th Century, has weaved the many strands of this extraordinary military achievement into a fascinating, thorough and highly readable account of the Campaign.įor a full understanding of what it took to win this war there will be no better account to read than this. Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister and the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces, a Task Force, codenamed Operation CORPORATE, was quickly despatched. By any standards this was a remarkable feat of all arms cooperation made possible by political resolve, sound planning, strong leadership and the courage and determination of the combatants. With the surprise Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982, the United Kingdom found itself at war.
Remarkably just over two months later, the Islands were liberated and the invaders defeated. Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister and the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces, a Task Force, code named Operation CORPORATE, was quickly dispatched. Afghanistan, Africa, American Samoa, Anguilla, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gambia, Georgia, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Middle East, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Republic of Cuba, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South America, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.With the sudden Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 the United Kingdom found itself at war.
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