Falklands War

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Philip Neame commanded D Company, one of the battalion’s three 100-strong rifle companies, and in this compelling book he tells their story. It is a story like Rorke's Drift and some chapters had me on the edge of my seat, even when I knew a good deal about the outcome. No parachutes – instead a journey of 8000 miles on a North Sea ferry to deliver the battalion into battle. Daniel Kon’s book, “Los Chicos de la Guerra” (The boys of the war) was billed as the book that even the junta couldn’t ban, and became over time the mainstay of our understanding of the true face of the war from the Argentine perspective.

A war that began precisely with the shots exchanged by the Argentines and the Naval Party 8901, of which Norman was the last commander (the role of garrisoning those islands then passed to larger units and part of the Army). The cover of each copy is fashioned from dark green leatherette and includes the recipient’s name embossed in gold. There is much in the book that will satisfy the casual reader and also those with a deep interest in the Falklands. Solid history of a war that in retrospect was fought on the seam between old and new ways of fighting.All the Exocet attacks on the Battle Group are included, culminating with the desperate fight to save the ship, which came perilously close to sinking. But the next day the Argentinians invaded and he and his small Royal Marines garrison found themselves fighting for their lives. This is the book the late Graham Greene managed to read in manuscript form on his way to Moscow to visit his old friend Kim Philby. On 21 May, 3 Commando landed at San Carlos on East Falklands and a week later defeated the Argentinian garrison at Goose Green.

Michael Jones is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a member of the British Commission for Military History and the author of twelve books ranging from the Middle Ages to the Second World War. 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.

Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated by bravery since he was a young boy, has amassed several medal collections over the past four decades, including the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses, Britain and the Commonwealth’s most prestigious gallantry award.

With maps, never before seen photographs (including the destroyed armoured vehicles, since found, which were always denied) and full lists of both sides involved, The First Casualty takes the entire Falklands War at a glance and shows us that, as with its forebears above, the first casualty of war really is the truth. It reads like a thriller and moves at a fast pace through the anticipation of events and dealing with the attack.Admiral Woodward may persist in denying the 'Invincible' had been attacked, but the night of 30-31 May was indeed marked by a single Vulcan bomber fitted with Shrike anti-radar missiles mounting an attack on the Westinghouse long-range radar in Stanley which had been tracking the aircraft-carrier. We first had the fantastic war, the unreal war created by the media where a little Argentinian propeller plane could attack the Hermes aircraft carrier and sink it: those things were fed to us through the media. The collection, almost certainly the largest of its kind in the world, spans all the major events of the war. Access to read all our leading aviation magazines online - meaning you can enjoy the likes of FlyPast, Aeroplane Monthly, AirForces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, Aviation News, Airports of the World, PC Pilot and Airliner World - as soon as they leave the editor’s desk. Mercau shows the importance of an idea of a Greater Britain and how the 1982 Falklands War signalled its unravelling, opening questions about Britain's national identity that still persist.

Lavishly illustrated in colour The Unseen Falklands War provides a unique insight into this conflict on the 40th anniversary of the war. This book shares detailed, first-hand accounts of the experiences and actions of those involved in the conflict, along with reflections on events 40 years on.This memoir of inadequate intelligence, bureaucratic indecision, overwhelming invasion and often black humour is an enlightening read that should find its place on the bookshelves of all those with an interest in the Falklands, as well as those who wish to understand the fear and the fortitude of those who fight in close combat. Personally I am not a fan of retrospective medal awards, and sadly the opportunity for recognition has passed.