With 3 Para to the Falklands

by Graham Colbeck

Overview

A veteran of the Falklands conflict vividly recounts the actions of his elite parachute regiment in this Cold War military history.
On Friday, April 9, 1982, a British task force set sail for the Falkland Islands. Three months later, after a short but brutal campaign, it had successfully ejected the Argentinean occupying forces. With 3 Para to the Falklands is the full story of that dramatic struggle from the point of view of a sergeant in the Third Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 Para).
This elite battle group played a significant part in the campaign, marching from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley and fighting in one of its most crucial, yet often-neglected battles—the night assault on Mount Longdon. Graham Colbeck's vivid account reveals the stark realities harsh conditions of this stubbornly contested conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526713650
Publisher:	Frontline Books
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

GRAHAM COLBECK was one of the outstanding figures in the 3 Para during the Falklands Campaign of 1982. He served as a sergeant in the Milan Anti-tank Platoon and was one of the few people to have kept up a diary during the conflict. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR HEW PIKE, KCB, DSO, MBE is a retired senior British Army officer known for his service in the Falklands War and for his command in Northern Ireland.

Table of Contents

List of Maps 6

List of Illustrations 7

Glossary and Abbreviations 9

Foreword Lieutenant-General Sir Hew Pike, KCB, DSO, MBE 15

Prologue 17

1 Airborne 21

2 Spearhead 36

3 Voyage 47

4 Wideawake 54

5 Southward 65

6 Destination 86

7 Advance 96

8 Delay 108

9 Battle 122

10 Aftermath 176

11 Victory 195

12 Return 205

Killed in Action on Mount Longdon 209

Epilogue 210

Last Words Vernon Steen Lance-Corporal Denzil Connick Ailsa Heathman 214

Index 221