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Air War in the Falklands 1982
By Chris Chant and Mark Rolfe
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The war fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982, for the possession of the Falkland Islands was probably the last 'colonial' war that will ever be undertaken by the British. This book shows how the key to British success was the speed with which the British gained and then maintained air superiority over the islands and the waters around then with their small force of Sea Harrier STOVL warplanes, which operated from two aircraft carriers. Though subsonic, the Sea Harrier and its Sidewinder AAM were a combination altogether superior to Argentina's mix of supersonic and subsonic warplanes with older weapons, and this advantage was emphasised by the significantly greater tactical acuity of the British pilots. The Argentine pilots fought with considerable piloting skill and enormous courage, and scored a number of stunning successes against British warships, but ultimately they could not prevent the British landing and the following land campaign that resulted in complete Argentine defeat.
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Chris has suffered with OCD and ill mental health for thirty years. This is his story written in poetry from the depths of despair to seeing hope. Each piece of work is honest, true and with feeling, hoping to inspire others to be creative with their illnesses and to put it out into the world. The goal for Chris was for people to read his work and understand emotionally what he was feeling when it was written, by keeping it real and being brave with words. "When I started writing, I found out that truth was scarier than fiction."
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