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Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War David Yates

Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War By David Yates

Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War by David Yates


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Tells the story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. This book presents an account from a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat.

Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War Summary

Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War by David Yates

This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. It is a no-holds-barred account as seen through the eyes of a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Then HMS Antrim lead the first attack into the North Falklands Sound where she destroyed enemy defences and later became part of the main force anti-aircraft defences in the infamous 'Bomb Alley' or San Carlos Water. During one of the many air attacks the ship was struck by a bomb that destroyed her defensive missile system, but through pure chance the bomb did not explode and remained aboard wedged in the aft 'heads'. All around the stricken ship other RN vessels were taking extreme punishment from the almost continuous onslaught from low-flying Argentinean jets. HMS Antelope, HMS Coventry and the Atlantic Conveyer were all lost within a short period whilst the army was trying to establish a bridgehead.

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GOR003449439
9781844156245
1844156249
Bomb Alley: Falkland Islands 1982: Aboard HMS Antrim at War by David Yates
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
20080720
224
N/A
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