No Picnic: The Story of 3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands War

Fontana, Glasgow, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo Small. 201 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This book tells how in 1982 Britain went to war with Argentina, whose troops had invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, a British Crown Colony. In a campaign lasting a little over two months, British servicemen reoccupied the islands and, after several hard-fought actions, forced the invaders to surrender. This is Brigadier Julian Thompson's story: he led 3 Commando Brigade who bore the brunt of the fighting. It is a first-hand account of a war that was, by any standards, balanced upon a knife-edge between triumph and disaster. In this revised edition of 3 Commando Brigade's actions in the Falklands - first written while the events were still fresh in the author's mind - the text has been enhanced by important additions to the public's knowledge of the land campaign, as well as insights into the difficulties and frustrations of command. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1980s; ISBN: 0006370136. ISBN/EAN: 9780006370130. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8465. . 9780006370130