Overview
Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April - June 1982 were fresh in his mind. As Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, he was at the heart of the planning and conduct of the War. Under his direct command had been the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment who conducted the lion's share of the fighting. No-one therefore is better qualified to tell the extraordinary story of there-taking of the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians. The author, now a celebrated military historian, has revised his early book and added for this 25 Anniversary edition more of his own personal thoughts and impressions. It is all too easy to overlook just how perilous and risky a venture this expedition to the depths of the Southern Hemisphere was. Victory and defeat hung in the balance. Even those who feel they know about this most remarkable of wars will learn more from reading this classic account. AUTHOR: Major General Julian Thompson served in the Royal Marines for 34 years. After retiring he became a Visiting Senior Research Fellow of the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. In addition to writing and up dating No Picnic, he wrote Ready for Anything, The Parachute Regiment at war 1940-82, War Behind Enemy Lines, The Lifeblood of War; Logistics and Armed Conflict and numerous other works. 16 b/w photographs
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Author: Julian Thompson
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
ISBN: 9781844158799
ISBN 10: 1844158799
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 16 October 2008
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Born in Calcutta, Julian Thompson was educated at Sherborne School. He joined the Royal Marines aged 18 and served on seven continents over 34 years. He commanded 40 Commando Royal Marines and then, during the Falklands War, 3 Commando Brigade which made the initial Landings and saw much of the action in the battles that followed. Since retiring as a Major General he has pursued literary and academic interests. He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. Among his many published works are Ready For Anything; The Parachute Regiment at War 1940 - 1982, The Lifeblood of War: Logistics and Armed Conflict and The Royal Marines. He has published six books with the Imperial War Museum: Victory in Europe, The War at Sea: the Royal Navy in the Second World War, Behind Enemy Lines, Modern Warfare (ed), The War in Burma and The War at Sea 1914-1918.
