3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands
3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April - June 1982 were fresh in his mind. Under his direct command had been the…
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3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands
Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April - June 1982 were fresh in his mind. Under his direct command had been the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment who conducted the lion's share of the fighting.No-one therefore is better qualified to tell the extraordinary story of there-taking of the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians. As Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, he was at the heart of the planning and conduct of the War.
Victory and defeat hung in the balance. The author, now a celebrated military historian, has revised his early book and added for this 25 Anniversary edition more of his own personal thoughts and impressions.It is all too easy to overlook just how perilous and risky a venture this expedition to the depths of the Southern Hemisphere was. Even those who feel they know
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