One Hundred Days
The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
$51.82
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2012
Summary
Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force.
On 5 April 1982, three days after the invasion of the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic unaware of what lay ahead of them or whether they would be committed to war with Argentina.
In these engrossing memoirs, Admiral Sandy Woodward…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007436408 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007436408 |
| Author: | Admiral Sandy Woodward, Patrick Robinson |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperPress |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘One of the most gripping, convincing and realistic accounts of a naval battle ever published.’ John Keegan, Daily Telegraph
‘Perceptive, vivid, engaging.’ Guardian
‘One of the clearest and frankest accounts ever written of modern naval warfare.’ Field Marshal Lord Carver, Sunday Telegraph
Admiral Sandy Woodward
Admiral Sir John Woodward entered the Royal Navy at age 13 in 1946; he became a submarine specialist. As Rear Admiral in 1981 he assumed the duties of Flag Officer First Flotilla. In 1982, flying his Flag in the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, he commanded the South Atlantic Task Groups in the Falklands War, after which he was awarded the KCB. He retired from active service in 1989. He is married with two children.
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