Michael Clapp

This is a very good look at the Falklands War written by the amphibious forces commander and told from his point of view. I have read a number of books about that war and each has presented to me a new perspective on the fighting. The author has concentrated on his role which included command of all ships, aircraft and initially the land forces on and in the immediate vicinity of the Falkland Islands. His focus in the book was more on the command and logistical aspects although he did discuss the fighting as well. Highly recommended, although the Kindle version suffers from a poor job done of proofreading after scanning from a printed version; there are endless examples of "or" used instead of "of", that kind of thing. Annoying but not critical.… (mehr)