The admiral commanding the task force knew that if the Argentines hit his carriers, or any of his large logistic vessels, the expedition would end in failure, and that this would deal a psychological blow to Britain from which she might not recover at least not for many years. Many officers felt privately thatĪerial parity, let alone superiority, could not be achieved.
The Royal Navy were relying on missile systems that had never been tested in war to redress the balance. The British knew that the Argentine air force would outnumber them more than 4 to 1, and that its pilots were amongst the most daring and skilful in the world. The task force would be operating only 800 miles from the Antarctic continent, nearly 8,000 miles from its home base, with the onset of the South Atlantic winter only weeks away.
It was one of the most desperate operations of war ever undertaken. Introduction In the spring of 1982 the largest task force Britain had assembled for a generation set sail to recapture the Falkland Islands from Argentina. Thatcher's triumph: It was a famous victory Race to the islands: Argentina and Britain deploy their forcesĪn islander's ordeal:The diary of John Smith Tango and tea dance: Argentine and British misperceptions 02 03 04 05 06įor a complete list of titles available from Osprey Publishing please contact: Osprey Direct UK, PO Box 140. UK Cartography by The Map Studio Index by Alan Thatcher Picture research by Image Select International Origination by Grasmere Digital Imaging.
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