PEBBLE ISLAND

This is the story of the Special Air Service raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War. In atrocious weather, forty-eight SAS men were landed by Sea King helicopter on the island. Their task was to destroy the eleven enemy aircraft located at the airstrip on the island, and neutralise the Argentinian force posted there to guard it. The book covers sections on: history of the engagement, training and planning involved, equipment used, weapons file, breakdown of forces engaged, consequences and controversies as well as personal accounts of those involved.