#2175070 - 04/02/07 05:31 PM
Re: STICKY: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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Hoy 02/04 se cumple un nuevo aniversario del conflicto, aca en Argentina. Un saludo a los veteranos que sirvieron dando sus vidas por la Patria.!
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#2199140 - 04/29/07 09:50 AM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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New Book for colection... I've updated the post with the books to include this book. Thanks VyCA!
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#2200028 - 04/30/07 01:41 PM
Re: STICKY: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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This one is about the ground war. Desde el Frente (From the Front) DESDE EL FRENTE, is a detailed account about the intervention of the BATALLÓN DE INFANTERÍA DE MARINA Nº5 (my translation would be 5th MARINE INFANTRY BATTALLION), in Malvinas (Flaklands) Islands, in 1982. Written by the commander of the battallion and the collaboration of his Encargado de Batallón (sorry, don´t know how to translate this, but it is roughly the person in charge of the battallion). Spanish only as far as I know.
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#2233913 - 06/13/07 03:49 AM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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VyCa what a fascinating Web site
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#2371912 - 11/06/07 01:54 PM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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Have just read 'RAF Harrier Ground Attack, Falklands' by Jerry Pook. Very enjoyable if you can get past the constant criticism of the Navy.
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#2373678 - 11/08/07 01:21 PM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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Have just read 'RAF Harrier Ground Attack, Falklands' by Jerry Pook. Very enjoyable if you can get past the constant criticism of the Navy. Thanks very much! Will look forward for this, we have plenty of data about Navy Sea Harrier but so far we're quite lacking on RAF Harrier information and data. Which reminds me that couple of days ago I watched a program in TV called "Top 10 combat aircrafts" and at number 7 they placed the Harrier, then they proceed to a short interview with RAF Sqn Ldr Tony Harper who then described the Battle of Goose Green from his perspective in the Harrier's driver seat and how the RAF Harriers where a decisive factor for that battle.
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#2373913 - 11/08/07 04:53 PM
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Gareth UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing. OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing. HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you. Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
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#2374573 - 11/09/07 07:27 AM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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I second the recommendation for Jerry Pook's book. It's an excellent and informative read on the difficulties of low level ground attack (on both sides), and has a shedload of incidental and technical detail whilst still being a relatively short and exciting read!
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#3219708 - 02/27/11 01:18 PM
Re: Essential reading about the Air War in the South Atlantic
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http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Navy-Falklands-war/dp/0870215728I just bought it today so I can't tell what it's like, though..
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#3260199 - 04/05/11 08:41 AM
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Well i´ve read both Wards and Morgans book. And i like Wards more, i mean yeah the tone is pretty rough, but i sense somebody rather frustrated by his superiors. I mean Things like carrying out visual searches in which you shouldn´t use the radar, if you are able to use it, sounds pretty damn stupid to me. I think there is a good deal of frustration in this book and its evident in its "arrogant" tone. You have to take into account that he was a one of the leading officers for the SHAR and knew what he was doing and did a good deal of tactical planning. Also even Morgan does not pull his punches about No. 800 Squadrons training status, and the tatctics used, for example in the first raid on Stanley. I think its not about how the should´ve been won, but about pointing out the flaws in the tactics, to avoid making them a second time. And quite a few people in leadership think themselves infallible, if you want to show those people their error, you sometimes need to shove them face first into it.
Well Morgans book has a definately more personal level and is from that point more interesting. Wards Book is from a squadron commanders level and its a more technical.
Still a very good selection of books here.
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