Table of Contents
List of Plates 9
List of Maps and Diagrams 11
Introduction 12
Chapter 1 The Issues 15
Chapter 2 The Invasion 35
Chapter 3 The Lion Stirs 62
Chapter 4 Task Force South 85
Chapter 5 South Georgia 103
Chapter 6 May the 1st - Black Buck One 114
Chapter 7 May the 1st - Fleet Action 125
Chapter 8 Belgrano 142
Chapter 9 Sheffield 153
Chapter 10 Life in the Falklands 167
Chapter 11 Reinforcements 177
Chapter 12 Interlude 184
Chapter 13 Plans and Preparations 195
Chapter 14 D-Day and Bomb Alley 206
Chapter 15 May the 25th ¦ 238
Chapter 16 Goose Green 249
Chapter 17 The Investment of Stanley 274
Chapter 18 Distant Action 284
Chapter 19 5 Brigade Comes Up 294
Chapter 20 Final Preparations 313
Chapter 21 The Battle for Stanley 329
Chapter 22 Surrender 374
A Visit to the Battlefield 389
In Retrospect 394
Appendix 1 Task Force Order of Battle and Roll of Honour 399
Acknowledgements 411
Bibliography 415
Index 417