The Haynes Falklands War Operations Manual looks at the planning and logistics that made the whole operation possible.
It considers how the naval Task Force was raised and assembled in rapid time, the adaptation and conversion of the liners QE2, Canberra and Uganda for war service in the South Atlantic, the logistics of the long voyage south, how Ascension Island became a 24/7 staging post and operations 'hub' for the Task Force, the use of air power (in particular the RAF Harrier and RN Sea .
Haynes Publishing Group Falklands war operations manual, hardcover/chris mcnab
