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My Friends, The Enemy

By Bijl, Nick Van Der

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My Friends, The Enemy

By Bijl, Nick Van Der

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'On the beach the Lieutenant asked if he could say a prayer before being shot. "Don't be so bloody silly," I replied, "get into the boat."' My Friends, The Enemy recounts the Falklands War from the viewpoint of the only Intelligence Corps in HQ 3 Commando Brigade and serving with its Intelligence Section of Royal Marines, It is a personal account supported by intelligence assembled since 1982. Nick van der Bijl was a Staff Sergeant and his role meant that he was expected to provide accurate intelligence to Brigade Headquarters and deploy specialist skills. Little was known about the Argentine threat and so the Intelligence Section was very heavily involved in collecting, collating and distributing intelligence from a variety of sources, initially from the UK and after landing at San Carlos Water, also from documents, prisoners of war, and a counter-intelligence operation. While the intelligence proved to be accurate throughout the campaign, some has been controversial, particularly relating to the Battle of Goose Green. Van der Bijl was one of the first into Stanley after the Argentinian surrender and was part of an intelligence operation that searched enemy HQs for documents and selected several hundred officers for further interrogation. My Friends, The Enemy is the first time that the story of intelligence operations has been told by a witness to events in the Falklands from the start of the campaign to the finish.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2023-04-15
Publication Date:
2023-01-15
Publisher:
Amberley Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1398115428
ISBN13:
9781398115422
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
236 g
Height:
197 cm
Width:
129 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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