25% Off Falklands War Books

April 2 is the upcoming anniversary of the Falklands War, fought between Argentina and the United Kingdom. While only lasting for ten weeks, the conflict between these nations left many with stories to tell and share with later generations. You can read some of these accounts, and the resulting ramifications from the war, in the books collected below.

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Argentine Perspectives on the Falklands War: The Recovery and Loss of Las Malvinas

Nicholas van der Bijl

A new assessment of the Falklands War from the Argentine perspective.

In 1982, the United Kingdom and Argentina fought a war over an historical disagreement over the colonial "ownership" or rights over the Falkland Islands. Within months of the Argentinian defeat, General Edgardo Calvi, then the Argentine Head of the Army Joint Chief of Staff, was instructed to undertake a wide-ranging and formal inquiry to investigate the performance of the Argentine Army during the Falklands. Calvi concluded that while the Army had the motivation, it lacked the organization, equipment, training and ability to oppose an army capable of operating in a variety of environments. The war exposed political, military and public weaknesses in a period of considerable internal unrest during the seven years of the Dirty War. Several senior officers who fought in the Falklands were imprisoned for offenses committed during the Dirty War. Secrecy and political disagreements isolated the Service chiefs of staff from the logistic and operational planning. This book tells the story of the Falklands War from the Argentine Army perspective.

9781636241647, $34.95 USD > $26.21 USD, Casemate

A Falkland Islander's Wartime Journal: Surviving the Siege

Graham Bound

Many islanders left the town following the invasion. But a few hundred remained. Among them was Graham Bound, who was then the editor of the Islands' only newspaper. This book is based on his journal, written during the occupation and siege. Such was the intensity of the fighting for the town, that the Ministry of Defence in London announced that it would be on the receiving end of "the heaviest artillery bombardment since the Korean War".

The journals were stored, untouched and unread, for 39 years, before the author rediscovered them and prepared them for publication. Among the notebooks were unprocessed photographs that he took at the time. Some of these never-before seen photos are published in this book. This is a detailed account of the Falklands war, in particular the siege of Stanley, from an islander's point of view.

9781399088671, $49.95 USD > $37.46 USD, Pen and Sword

The Band That Went to War: The Royal Marine Band in the Falklands War

Brian Short

The Royal Marines are renowned for their military skill and also for having one of the finest military bands in the world. These highly trained and talented musicians are equally at home parading at Buckinghaexpertise, the RM Band Service members are trained for military service and fully qualified in a multitude of military and medical skills, providing support to their comrades, the fighting commandos.

The Band That Went to War is a graphic first-hand account of the Falklands War as it has never been told before. It describes the roles played by Royal Marine musicians in the conflict; unloading the wounded from helicopters, moving tons of stores and ammunition, burying their dead at sea and guarding and repatriating Argentine prisoners of war. These and other unseen tasks were achieved while still ready to provide morale boosting music to their commando brethren and other frontline troops. These men are not just musicians; they are Royal Marines.

9781399096409, $49.95 USD > $37.46 USD, Pen and Sword

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