Goose Green
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Goose Green

The decisive battle of the Falklands War – by the British troops who fought it

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eBook - ePub

Goose Green

The decisive battle of the Falklands War – by the British troops who fought it

About this book

*As featured in the landmark BBC2 documentary Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story* Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands war 'There was a time when we did extraordinary things.' On 28 May 1982, 450 men of the 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment - 2 Para - went into action to retake the settlement of Goose Green on East Falkland, where more than 1, 000 Argentine soldiers were holding 119 Falkland Islanders - men, women, children and one baby - in squalid conditions. Forty years on, Goose Green is still the biggest and bloodiest battle the British Army has fought in modern times. This book is the living narrative of the battle told by the very men who fought it; not just the soldiers of 2 Para, but also the SAS, the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, and others, in more than a hundred exclusive and untold personal accounts.Some are extremely funny, some touching, and some heart-breaking. All were recorded face to face, the speakers' own words adding a gritty authenticity to each account and conveying the confusion and terror of battle, as well as the courage and selflessness of men in action. Goose Green is a book that goes beyond the official histories and the many memoirs to bring to life the first and, as it turned out, the decisive battle of this country's outstanding campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from a foreign invader. This is a true story of a great victory against all the odds, told by the men who fought it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. About the Author
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Author’s Notes
  9. Roll of Honour
  10. Introduction
  11. Prologue
  12. 1. Who are the Paras?
  13. 2. Where are the Falkland Islands?
  14. 3. Let Loose the Norland
  15. 4. Norland South
  16. 5. A Port Exit
  17. 6. The Beach Landing
  18. 7. Sussex Mountains
  19. 8. The Tab to Camilla Creek
  20. 9. Camilla Creek House
  21. 10. The Start-Line
  22. 11. Advance to Contact
  23. 12. Effective Enemy Fire
  24. 13. Sunray Down
  25. 14. Top Slope, Goose Green
  26. 15. Bottom Slope, Goose Green
  27. 16. The White Flag Incident
  28. 17. Napalm in the Afternoon
  29. 18. The Surrender
  30. 19. Goose Green Re-Org
  31. 20. For You, the War is Over
  32. 21. Prepare for Battle Again
  33. 22. Consequences
  34. 23. Scars of War
  35. 24. Reflections
  36. Epilogue
  37. Glossary
  38. Acknowledgements
  39. Index
  40. Photos