The Secret War For The Falklands: The SAS, MI6, and the War Whitehall Nearly Lost

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First published on the 15th anniversary of the Falklands War of 1982, this work provides a secret history of the conflict, the first time the Royal Navy had been engaged by an enemy since 1945. In terms of hardware, it was a test of the world's latest air and defence sytems and a unique opportunity to push competing fighters to their limits in an environment that stretched men and aircraft alike. This book focuses on "Operation Corporate", the task force assigned to retake the Falklands, and on the clandestine efforts to deny General Galtieri the one weapon that could have turned Corporate into a humiliating defeat for Britain - the French-manufactured Exocet missile.

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'fascinating...a great cauldron of stories' NEW STATESMAN 'a readable, plausible and intriguing addition to the Falklands literature.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Nigel West's book is enjoyable.' THE TIMES 'West once again shows his ability to master the jargon and distorted information of spookery.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'extremely well-written... brilliantly researched and important book.' SCOTSMAN 'A fascinating account.' NORTHERN ECHO 'This book will doubtless become an invaluable source for future researchers and historians.' CARDIFF WESTERN MAIL 'An immaculately researched and highly-incisve myth-buster of a book full of intriguing might-have-beens. The hidden war is no longer hidden.' HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER 'West is a master of reseach, but he used the detail of his knowledge to paint a picture of the war which is accessible.' YORKSHIRE POST 'gripping stuff.' PUBLISHING NEWS

Author Bio

Nigel West is an author specialising in espionage and Intelligence subjects. Until May 1997 he was the Conservative MP for Torbay under the name Rupert Allason.