Sink The Belgrano

Author : Mike Rossiter
Publisher : Random House
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781407034119

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Sink the Belgrano by Mike Rossiter Pdf

On the evening of 30 March, 1982, Commander David Hall, chief engineer of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror received a telephone call giving him the order to 'store for war'. At first he didn't believe it. In the early hours of 2 April, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Isles. The sinking of the Belgrano was one of the most dramatic moments of the Falklands conflict. For many it signalled Britain's entry into the war and it has been seen as a politically motivated decision deliberately designed to take the country irrevocably into the fight. Now Mike Rossiter - with unprecedented access to sailors from the Belgrano and HMS Conqueror - gives us a dramatic and definitive retelling of the events that led up to the sinking. With all the pace and tension of a thriller, Sink the Belgrano takes us inside the battle for the South Atlantic and shows us the human drama behind the famous, and controversial, Sun headline 'Gotcha!' We track the collision course between the British submarine Conqueror and the Argentine warship - as the two sides and everyone aboard head towards the climactic moment just outside the exclusion zone set up by the British around the Falkland Isles. We witness the behind-the-scenes arguments , discussions and powerbroking that led to the decision to fire the three torpedoes. And, for the first time, we hear from the sailors on both sides - the personal testimony of the hunt for and attack on the Belgrano, and from the Argentine side the experience of being under attack and the sinking that left 340 members of her crew dead.

Author : Steven Berkoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Falklands Islands War, 1982
ISBN : 0571169031

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Sink the Belgrano! by Steven Berkoff Pdf

Inspired by the events and personalities of the Falklands War, Steven Berkoff's verse satire 'Sink the Belgrano!' is primarily concerned with the underlying values and attitudes revealed during the war at all levels of society. It premiered at London's Half Moon Theatre in September 1986.

Author : Robert Cross
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0719062543

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Steven Berkoff and the Theatre of Self-Performance by Robert Cross Pdf

Steven Berkoff is a playwright, director and actor largely disregarded by theater scholars. Since the 1960s, however, this notorious Cockney enfant terrible and "scourge of the Shakespeare industry" has left an imprint on modern British theatre that has been as impossible to ignore as his in-your-face stage presence. Steven Berkoff and the Theatre of Self-Performance, the first thorough and in-depth study of this contentious artist, examines the wide-ranging strategies adopted by Berkoff in the construction and projection of his larger-than-life public persona.

Author : Stuart Prebble
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571290345

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Secrets of the Conqueror by Stuart Prebble Pdf

HMS Conqueror is Britain's most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. The controversy was fuelled by a war-diary kept by an officer on board HMS Conqueror, and as a young TV producer in the 1980s Stuart Prebble scooped the world by locating the diary's author and getting his story on the record. But in the course of uncovering his Falklands story, Stuart Prebble also learned a military secret which could have come straight out of a Cold War thriller. It involved the Top Secret activities of the Conqueror in the months before and after the Falklands War. Prebble has waited for thirty years to tell his story. It is a story of incredible courage and derring-do, of men who put their lives on the line and were never allowed to tell what they had done. This story, buried under layers of official secrecy for three decades, is one of Britain's great military success stories and can now finally be told.

Author : Arthur L. Gavshon,Desmond Rice
Publisher : Harvill Secker
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008468459

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The Sinking of the Belgrano by Arthur L. Gavshon,Desmond Rice Pdf

Om sænkningen af den argentinske krydser "General Belgrano" med tab af 368 mennesker under Falklandskrigen i 1982.

Author : Paul Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472846426

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Abandon Ship by Paul Brown Pdf

AWARDED THE ANDERSON MEDAL 2021 When Argentinian forces invaded the Falklands in April 1982, the British government responded by despatching a task force to the Atlantic to wrest back control of the islands. The resulting war saw modern weapon systems tested in combat for the first time, to tragic effect. In the aftermath, official documents were released, but many were heavily censored, and others withheld altogether, so that a full understanding of those events could not be gained. Drawing from recently declassified and previously unpublished reports from the official inquiry, Dr Paul Brown details the true story behind the dramatic events that led to the loss of six British ships – HMS Antelope, Ardent, Coventry and Sheffield, RFA Sir Galahad and SS Atlantic Conveyor – as well as the controversial sinking of the Argentinian cruiser ARA General Belgrano by HMS Conqueror.

Author : Cristina Pividori,David Owen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781040043301

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(Re)Writing War in Contemporary Literature and Culture by Cristina Pividori,David Owen Pdf

(Re)Writing War in Contemporary Literature and Culture: Beyond Post-Memory is an exploration of war narratives through the lens of postmemory, offering a critical re-evaluation of how contemporary literature and cultural products reshape our understanding of past conflicts. This volume presents a rich tapestry of perspectives, drawing from an array of conflicts and incorporating insights from international experts across various disciplines, including contemporary literature, film studies, visual arts, and cultural studies. It critically builds upon and extends Marianne Hirsch's concept of postmemory, engaging with complex themes like the ethical dimensions of war writing, the authenticity of representations, and the creative power of art in reimagining traumatic events. This study not only challenges traditional boundaries in war literature and memory studies but also resonates with contemporary concerns about societal engagement with violent pasts, making it a significant addition to scholarly discourse and essential reading for those interested in the intersection of history, memory, and literature.

Author : D. Monaghan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230373709

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The Falklands War by D. Monaghan Pdf

This book examines the debate which has long raged in Britain about the meaning of the Falklands War. Using literary critical methods, Monaghan examines how the Thatcherite reading of the war as a myth of British greatness reborn was developed through political speeches and journalistic writing. He then goes on to discuss a number of films, plays, cartoon strips and travel books which have subverted the dominant myth by finding national metaphors of a very different kind in the Falklands War.

Author : Steven Berkoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0571147178

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Sink the Belgrano! ; With, Massage by Steven Berkoff Pdf

Author : John Medhurst
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781789146387

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Sub Culture by John Medhurst Pdf

A deep dive into the significance of submarines, across everything from warfare and politics to literature and film. Sub Culture explores the crucial role of the submarine in modern history, its contribution to scientific progress and maritime exploration, and how it has been portrayed in art, literature, fantasy, and film. Ranging from the American Civil War to the destruction of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, the book examines the submarine’s activities in the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and in covert operations and marine exploration to the present day. Citing the submarine, particularly the nuclear submarine, as both ultimate deterrent and doomsday weapon, Sub Culture examines how its portrayal in popular culture has reinforced, and occasionally undermined, the military and political agendas of the nation-states that deploy it.

Author : Michael Ashcroft
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785907159

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Falklands War Heroes by Michael Ashcroft Pdf

The Falklands War, which may prove to be the last 'colonial' war that Britain ever fights, took place in 1982. Fought 8,000 miles from home soil, it cost the lives of 255 British military personnel, with many more wounded, some seriously. The war also witnessed many acts of outstanding courage by the UK Armed Forces after a strong Task Force was sent to regain the islands from the Argentine invaders. Soldiers, sailors and airmen risked, and in some cases gave, their lives for the freedom of 1,820 islanders. Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated by bravery since he was a young boy, has amassed several medal collections over the past four decades, including the world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses, Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry award. Falklands War Heroes tells the stories behind his collection of valour and service medals awarded for the Falklands War. The collection, almost certainly the largest of its kind in the world, spans all the major events of the war. This book, which contains nearly forty individual write-ups, has been written to mark the fortieth anniversary of the war. It is Lord Ashcroft's attempt to champion the outstanding bravery of our Armed Forces during an undeclared war that was fought and won over ten weeks in the most challenging conditions.

Author : Mike Rossiter
Publisher : Random House
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781407082882

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Bomber Flight Berlin by Mike Rossiter Pdf

'We believed in ourselves so much, no one ever panicked, even when the situation looked so desperate. We all believed that our best chance of staying alive was to stick together.' Flying Lancaster bombers was one of the most dangerous missions of the war. Yet night after night Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey King and the crew of C Charlie risked their lives in the skies over Germany. Together they faced incredible dangers, flak damage, close encounters with the fighter planes of the Luftwaffe, and crash landings. Against this background a friendship was formed that bound the crew of C Charlie together against all odds. Geoffrey King and the crew of C Charlie are unique in having flown together for fifty missions and living to tell the tale. Bomber Flight Berlin is the story of a group of ordinary men, from different walks of life, thrown together by the forces of war. It is the story of those missions above Berlin, as they flew into what seemed certain death, and aircraft all around them were blasted out of the sky. It is also a testament to a remarkable friendship.

Author : Ken Wollenberg
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453565759

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The Bottom of the Map by Ken Wollenberg Pdf

A history of the Falklands and all other subantarctic islands with tales of exploration, shipwreck and war. These are the ultimate faraway places.

Author : Eric J. Evans
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : 9780415270137

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Thatcher and Thatcherism by Eric J. Evans Pdf

Thatcherism produced dramatic changes in most aspects of public life, both in Britain and abroad. This work surveys the origins and impact of Thatcherism as a cultural construct and an economic creed. Centering on the career of Margaret Thatcher, the author argues that Thatcherism was a bold experiment in ideologically driven government which failed to meet its objectives.

Author : Nicole Boireau,Wolfgang J. Lippke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351227124

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Beyond Taboos by Nicole Boireau,Wolfgang J. Lippke Pdf

This collection of essays covers the related areas of aesthetics and politics, both in the field of theatre and in everyday life. Each contributor seeks to illustrate how drama subverts the foundations of the accepted models of perception and how it mediates on its own conventions.