Harrier 809
The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds

I should preface this review with a few facts. First, I'm an RAF veteran, second, I was on Ascension Island throughout the conflict and third, up to 1982 I served with the Harrier Force as part of 4 Sqn at RAF Gutersloh. In other words, I have some insight into both the events covered in the book an......more

This is excellent, and explores a slightly less well trodden aspect of a story that has been covered by an growing number of books as time has gone on and particularly as we approach the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Rowland White comments that, "This is a story I've wanted to write for a l......more

I think I'm being kind of generous even giving this two stars but 1 seems a little harsh. I have never read a book in my life that had such an uneven focus and incomplete narrative. For starters this book assumes you've already read every book there is about the Falklands and want some supplemental......more

In 1982 as the British task force sailed for the Falklands, it took with it the Fleet Air Arm's only two squadrons of Harrier jump jets - the aircraft that would be key to liberating the islands following the Argentine invasion. In just three weeks the navy needed to scrape together pilots and planes......more