In 1982, the average Briton didn't know the Falkland Islands existed, let alone their status as a disputed British territory just off the coast of Argentina. That changed when the Argentinians invaded the islands and overwhelmed the small defending force. Both nations claimed the islands were theirs, but now Argentina thought the British would give them up without a fight.
They were wrong.
Britain sent a task force into the South Atlantic to re-take the islands, and the short, intense war that followed was--in the words of Major-General Sir John Jeremy Moore--"a damn close-run...
In 1982, the average Briton didn't know the Falkland Islands existed, let alone their status as a disputed British territory just off the coast of...
Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.
On 29th April 1980, British police assured Iran that their embassy was secure. The very next day, terrorists stormed the embassy and took twenty-six hostages. With the Iranian government willing to let the hostages become martyrs, and the British government only willing to talk if the terrorists surrendered, twenty-six lives hung in the...
The truth behind the SAS' most famous mission.
Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals...
In 1980, six terrorists stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. After six days of tension a hostage was murdered. The SAS were called in, and millions watched live on television as black-clad figures stormed the embassy.
In 1980, six terrorists stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took twenty-six hostages. After six days of tension a hostage was murdered. The SAS ...
Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.
On 29th April 1980, British police assured Iran that their embassy was secure. The very next day, terrorists stormed the embassy and took twenty-six hostages. With the Iranian government willing to let the hostages become martyrs, and the British government only willing to talk if the terrorists surrendered, twenty-six lives hung in the...
The truth behind the SAS' most famous mission.
Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the tru...
The Warsaw Pact's strategy called for rapid advances. Obstacles such as rivers and minefields could not be allowed to slow the combat units. Warsaw Pact combat engineers could rapidly build bridges, repair or recover broken-down vehicles, lay minefields, clear safe lanes through enemy minefields, and create field fortifications.
Although less flexible than their western counterparts, the combat engineers of the Warsaw Pact were an effective force. Key to this effectiveness was their specialised equipment. Simple, rugged, and provided in greater quantity than in the West, it was...
The Warsaw Pact's strategy called for rapid advances. Obstacles such as rivers and minefields could not be allowed to slow the combat units. Warsaw...
The Warsaw Pact fielded a variety of combat vehicles, from the 2P26 -Baby Carriage- to the T-80U main battle tank. Often innovative, always deadly, this reference work details over 100 war machines that would have confronted NATO if the Cold War turned hot.
The Warsaw Pact fielded a variety of combat vehicles, from the 2P26 -Baby Carriage- to the T-80U main battle tank. Often innovative, always deadly,...
