Mountain Commandos at War in the Falklands
Mountain Commandos at War in the Falklands Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. The next day, from their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions,…
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Mountain Commandos at War in the Falklands
Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. The next day, from their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry.
Using his own recollections and those of his comrades, he describes their operations in the Falklands - the observation posts set up in the no man's land Their daring patrol provides essential intelligence that guided the British assault which overwhelmed the Argentine defences two days later.This was just one example of the missions undertaken by the Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre during the Falklands War, all of which are described in graphic detail in Rod Boswell's eyewitness account.
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