Falklands War

In April 1982, Argentina seized the isolated Falkland Islands, and Britain suddenly found itself at war. Under a resolute prime minister, the armed forces assembled a Task Force, known as Operation CORPORATE, and sent it south at speed. Little more than two months later, the islands had been retaken and the occupying force was beaten.

Martin Middlebrook, a military historian, weaves the many threads of the campaign into a single account. He covers the fighting at sea, on land and in the air, alongside the wider strategy behind it. Many first-hand testimonies show what it was like to serve in the operation, and the book also describes the lives of Falkland Islanders during the Argentine occupation.

First published decades ago, this edition of The Falklands War has been revisited thirty years after the events it describes. It remains a detailed and accessible history for readers interested in the conflict and in the planning and leadership that shaped it.