With 3 Para to the Falklands

With 3 Para to the Falklands
Remembering the Falklands Campaign, 1982
Foreword by Lieutenant General Sir Hew Pike, KCB, DSO, MBE

Author	Graham Colbeck
Publisher	Greenhill Books
ISBN #	1-85367-493-1
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Cover Notes
On Friday 9 April 1982 a British task force set sail for the Falkland Islands. Three months later, after a short but brutal campaign, it had successfully completed its mission of ejecting the Argentinian occupying
forces from the islands.

With 3 Para to the Falklands, released to mark the twentieth anniversary of the campaign, is the full story of that dramatic engagement from the point of view of a sergeant in 3 Para. 3 Para played a significant part in the sharp, bloody campaign, marching from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley and fighting one of the crucial battles of the campaign the night assault on Mount Longdon. Graham Colbeck was there every step of the way and his account captures the realities of fighting in this stubbornly-contested conflict. His narrative brings to the fore the extreme tension prior to battle, the plans laid against the enemy, the chilling nature of the fighting, and the challenge of conquering the harsh landscape of the Islands.

This is, above all, an honest account of the training and techniques of an elite force and the comradeship of troops in battle. With 3 Para to the Falklands is one man’s story of living through this vivid and intense period, and a gripping insight into the experience of modern battle.

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Reviews

Paul Warner rated this book Excellent
As an ex squaddie and gulf war vet i found it a very honest and frank account of war at the sharp end in one of the most fierce battles of the last 60 years and as a "crap hat" i have an enourmous respect for the paras who fought on longdon and found at times i was filling up and also swelling with pride to have served in the best army in the world along side such fine regiments as the paras, s superb book

Richard Splash rated this book It's already in the bin
Someone gave me a paperback version of this book some years ago, and unlike other books by authors "who were there", I found it a difficult read, and often boring. However, some of the photos are OK. Typically, like the authors of other such books, Colbeck has turned to a former senior officer to provide a forward, with the obvious intention of giving weight and authenticity to the title. I'm surprised the book was thought worthy of a reprint. There are many books covering the Falklands conflict, both general and at ground level. This is one to avoid at all costs.

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