Island base : Ascension Island in the Falklands War /
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| Author / Creator: | McQueen, Bob, Captain. |
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| Imprint: | Caithness, Scotland, UK : Whittles Pub., c2005. |
| Description: | xi, 123 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5782971 |
Table of Contents:
- Letter from first sea lord
- Ch. 1. The island
- Ch. 2. Island bases and aircraft carriers
- Ch. 3. The logistics miracle
- Ch. 4. Naval party 1222 - rebuilding helicopters and moving stores/people
- Ch. 5. Operation Black Buck
- Ch. 6. A ship's tale, HMS Alacrity
- Ch. 7. A view of Ascension Island from SS Atlantic conveyor
- Ch. 8. The amphibious task group commander's story
- Ch. 9. The royal naval regulators
- Ch. 10. Argentine prisoners of war
- Ch. 11. An American tale
- Ch. 12. A civilian's tale
- Ch. 13. A resident's perspective
- Ch. 14. Perceptions of commanding officer 3rd commando brigade
- Ch. 15. Ubique - the sappers were there
- Ch. 16. Ascension Island revisited.