Without question, the admiral's memoir makes a significant addition to the official record. Margaret Thatcher said he was precisely the right man to fight the world's first computer war. Many Britons considered Woodward the cleverest man in the navy. His eyewitness accounts of the sinking of HMS Sheffield and the Battle of Bomb Alley are memorable. He also reveals the steely logic he was famous for as he explains naval strategy and planning. From the defeat of the Argentine air forces to the sinking of the Belgrano and the daring amphibious landing at Carlos Water, his inside story offers a revealing account of the Royal Navy's successes and failures.Īt times reflective and personal, Woodward imparts his perceptions, fears, and reactions to seemingly disastrous events. Sandy Woodward, a brilliant military tactician, presents a complete picture of the British side of the battle. Written by the man who masterminded the British victory in the Falklands, this engrossing memoir chronicles events in the spring of 1982 following Argentina's takeover of the South Atlantic islands. This Description may be from another edition of this product.
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