ISBN Abandon Ship book English Hardcover 320 pages

AWARDED THE ANDERSON MEDAL 2021When Argentinian forces invaded the Falklands in April 1982, the British government responded by despatching a task force to the Atlantic to wrest back control of the islands. The resulting war saw modern weapon systems tested in combat for the first time, to tragic effect. In the aftermath, official documents were released, but many were heavily censored, and others withheld altogether, so that a full understanding of those events could not be gained. Drawing from recently declassified and previously unpublished reports from the official inquiry, Dr Paul Brown details the true story behind the dramatic events that led to the loss of six British ships – HMSAntelope,Ardent,CoventryandSheffield, RFASir Galahadand SSAtlantic Conveyor– as well as the controversial sinking of the Argentinian cruiser ARAGeneral Belgranoby HMSConqueror.