Warfare in News
Posted on Monday 20th August
Graham Bound, author of a former Soldier magazine Pick of the Month Fortress Falklands, is scheduled to give a talk at the National Army Museum, Chelsea on 13 November.
Bound was born in the Falklands, and returned there whilst writing the book to see for himself the profound ways in which his homeland has changed, giving the book a true islander's insight. He has written extensively about the 1982 war, is a former reporter for Soldier and founded the Falklands' newspaper Penguin News.
The talk at the NAM in November will cover all aspects of Falklands today, including the Argentine threat, oil development and defences.
Bound was born in the Falklands, and returned there whilst writing the book to see for himself the profound ways in which his homeland has changed, giving the book a true islander's insight. He has written extensively about the 1982 war, is a former reporter for Soldier and founded the Falklands' newspaper Penguin News.
The talk at the NAM in November will cover all aspects of Falklands today, including the Argentine threat, oil development and defences.
Further Reading
Fortress Falklands
(Paperback - 232 pages)by Graham Bound
Since the war of 1982, the 3,000 people who live in the remote Falkland Islands have replaced traditional colonial rule with their own autonomous government, and become wealthy from the sale of fishing licences. Now oil has been discovered, and it promises almost unimaginable wealth. Money has already transformed this tiny society – not always for the better. But home-grown challenges are as nothing compared to the threat from their neighbour, Argentina.
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