When Argentinian forces
invaded the Falklands in April 1982, the British government
responded by despatching a task force to the Atlantic to
regain the islands, and the resulting war saw modern weapon
systems tested in combat for the first time. In the
aftermath, official documents were released, but many were
heavily censored, and others withheld altogether. Drawing
from recently declassified and previously unpublished
reports from the official inquiry, Dr Paul Brown details the
true story behind the dramatic events that led to the loss
of six British ships: HMS Antelope, Ardent, Coventry and
Sheffield, RFA Sir Galahad and SS Atlantic Conveyor, as well
as the sinking of the Argentinian cruiser ARA General
Belgrano by HMS Conqueror.
True tales from those who flew the last all-British bomber.
Thirty Buccaneer Boys, drawn from the Fleet Air Arm, the
Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force, outline
their experiences in the maritime role, operations overland,
including the first Gulf War, and operations by South Africa
in the Border Wars. In addition to the aircrew, engineering
officers and ground crew also contributed.The reader is left
in no doubt that the ‘Buccaneer Boys’ knew how to work hard
and to play hard. The skill, professionalism and excitement
of operating and servicing this iconic British aircraft
shines through every page.
Carthaginian
Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome. Carthage was
the western Mediterranean’s first superpower, long before
Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful.
Although characterized as a predominantly mercantile state,
Carthage fought many wars, both aggressive and defensive,
before and in between the contests with the Roman parvenus.
The Greek states of Sicily, above all Syracuse under its
tyrants Dionysius the Great and then Agathocles, were her
most resolute opponents. This is the first full-length study
dedicated to these other wars which furthered Carthage’s
interests for over half a millennium.
New in d/w - 235pp, 17 colour & b/w
photos & illustrations
Air Commodore Ronald "Ras" Berry
was one of the RAF’s top fighter aces. Berry fought with the
Royal Air Force throughout the war, starting with the Battle
of Britain with No. 603 Squadron where he made his
reputation as an excellent fighter pilot, shooting down
three Messerschmitts in a day. His story is illustrated by
numerous photos, mainly from Imperial War Museum collection,
which include a formal portrait of Berry as Wing Commander
in North Africa. Another image is of Berrys Spitfire Mk. IX,
coded EN199, which has recently been restored by the Malta
Aviation Museum at Ta’Qali
Sydney Carlin, a native of
Hull, enlisted in the Cavalry in 1914. In 1915 he was
awarded a DCM during the Second Battle of Ypres and was
Commissioned. In 1916 as a Royal Engineers Lieutenant, he
received an MC at the Battle of Delville Wood, where he
suffered a leg amputation. Despite his discharge as disabled
he was determined to return to the Front Line and applied to
the Royal Flying Corps for pilot training. He was rejected,
but he designed his own wooden leg and paid for private
flying lessons. He persuaded the authorities to send him to
a Front Line Scout squadron in France and, in the summer of
1918 he won a DFC, subsequently crash landing and spending
the last weeks of the War as a POW. He volunteered again in
1939 and became an air gunner in the Battle of Britain at
the age of 50. He died in 1941 in an air raid.
