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One of the last admirals to command a fleet under fire -Adm Sandy Woodward who commanded the British carrier task group in the Falklands.
For those of you too young to remember 1982- this was a truly "close run thing", which the British pulled off under truly daunting conditions and with a bare minimum of forces. Little aircover, little airborne early warning and little maneuvering space while the Navy supported the landings- 4 destroyers were sunk in the battle.
In spite of their 8000 mile logistics train, lack of air superiority and numerical inferiority on the ground, the British won because of the awesome discipline,training and leadership of the Royal Navy, The Royal Marines, the SAS, SBS and the troopers of the British Army- and of course the steadfast political will of the PM Margaret Thatcher who refused to accept anything less than victory. RIP Adm Woodward.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCBTCtnMiyM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obi...10223158/Admiral-Sir-John-Sandy-Woodward.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voeo0Oiox-c
For those of you too young to remember 1982- this was a truly "close run thing", which the British pulled off under truly daunting conditions and with a bare minimum of forces. Little aircover, little airborne early warning and little maneuvering space while the Navy supported the landings- 4 destroyers were sunk in the battle.
In spite of their 8000 mile logistics train, lack of air superiority and numerical inferiority on the ground, the British won because of the awesome discipline,training and leadership of the Royal Navy, The Royal Marines, the SAS, SBS and the troopers of the British Army- and of course the steadfast political will of the PM Margaret Thatcher who refused to accept anything less than victory. RIP Adm Woodward.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCBTCtnMiyM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obi...10223158/Admiral-Sir-John-Sandy-Woodward.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voeo0Oiox-c