{"product_id":"exocet-falklands-the-untold-story-of-special-forces-operations-paperback","title":"Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEwen Southby-Tailyour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a revelatory account of three untabulated special forces operations, Plum Duff, Mikado and Kettledrum, that failed to destroy Argentina's Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falkland's campaign. In that context alone this book is of international military importance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing previously unknown material and through interviewing key players who have remained silent for 30 years, Ewen Southby-Tailyour has finally established the truth: that it has taken so long reflects the sensitivities, both military and personal, involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterviews with the SAS officer commanding Operation Plum Duff, members of the reconnaissance patrol for Operation Mikado, plus the navigator of the helicopter that flew eight troopers into Tierra del Fuego, has allowed the author to describe the tortuous events that led, instead, to a significant survival story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe RAF  pilots tasked with ' crash-landing' two Hercules onto Rio Grande during Operation Mikado have spoken of the extraordinary procedures they developed: so has the captain of the British submarine involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Super Etendard pilots who sank HMS Sheffield and MV Atlantic Conveyor and then 'attacked' HMS Invincible, plus a key member of the Argentine special forces and the brigadier defending Rio Grande, add credence, depth and gravitas to the saga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExocet Falklands is a groundbreaking work of investigative military history.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772112929056,"sku":"9781473872103","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a91d4d71ce30117a689844ef77816de.webp?v=1780399318","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/exocet-falklands-the-untold-story-of-special-forces-operations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}