Goose Green: The first crucial battle of the Falklands War

Goose Green was the first land battle of the Falklands War, and it was the longest, hardest-fought, most controversial, and most important to win. This is the only full-length, detailed account of the battle, based on eye-witness accounts of both British and Argentinian soldiers and their commanders. It tells the story of Colonel H. Jones' solo charge against an entrenched enemy, which won him a posthumous V.C. and was a gruelling and often terrifying encounter for both sides.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

For the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, a new edition of this seminal work has been released. Told from both sides, this is the most comprehensive and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the war.

The Daily Telegraph hailed it as "thorough and exhaustive," while Michael McCarthy, a historical battlefield guide, praised it as an "excellent and fast-paced narrative."

Goose Green was the first land battle of the Falklands War, and it proved to be the longest, the hardest-fought, the most controversial, and the most important to win. What began as a raid turned into a vicious 14-hour infantry struggle, in which 2 Para, outnumbered, exhausted, and forced to attack across open ground in full daylight, with inadequate fire support, lost their commanding officer and came close to losing the action.

This is the only full-length, detailed account of this crucial battle. Drawing on the eye-witness accounts of both British and Argentinian soldiers who fought at Goose Green, as well as their commanders' narratives, it has become the definitive account of the most important and controversial land battle of the Falklands War.

A compelling story of men engaged in a battle that hung in the balance for hours, Colonel H. Jones' solo charge against an entrenched enemy won him a posthumous V.C., and it was a gruelling and often terrifying encounter for both sides.

The 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict provides an opportunity to reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought in this historic battle. This new edition of "Goose Green" is a valuable addition to the literature on the war, and it will continue to be studied and debated by historians and military enthusiasts for years to come.

Weight: 378g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474626255