Falkland Islanders at War by Graham Bound

Falkland Islanders at War by Graham Bound

Falkland Islanders were the first British people to come under enemy occupation since the Channel Islanders during the Second World War. This book tells how islanders' warnings were ignored in London, how their slim defences gave way to a massive invasion, and how they survived occupation. While some established a cautiously pragmatic modus vivendi with the occupiers, some Islanders opted for active resistance, using banned radios to transmit intelligence and confuse the Argentines. Others joined advancing British troops, transporting ammunition and leading men to the battlefields.They often came under Argentine fire. Islanders' leaders and 'trouble makers' faced internal exile, and whole settlements were imprisoned, becoming virtual hostages.Those who remained in besieged Stanley found themselves in the same dangerous situation as their enemy, enduring British naval shelling, artillery attacks and bombing raids. The occupation produced real local heroes - and some unlikely ones on the Argentine side.

Graham Bound was born in Stanley, and was educated in Stanley and Montevideo, Uruguay. He is the founder and Editor of the local newspaper Penguin News, Publication ceased briefly in 1982 during the Occupation but Penguin News returned and remains the sole local paper today. Following the war he became local correspondent for British national papers and agencies, including The Daily Mail. The Sunday Times, the Press Association and UPI. Graham has recently worked for BBC World Service Radio, and was assistant Editor on Soldier Magazine, gaining awards for his features and reporting of the Kosovo campaign. He was recently appointed Editor of the Ministry of Defence's monthly magazine, Focus.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780850528367
ISBN 10	0850528364
Titel	Falkland Islanders at War
Autor	Graham Bound
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Verlag	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-09-07
Seitenanzahl	224
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Hinweis	Nicht verfügbar