The Battle of Goose Green: The Assault on Darwin Ridge in the Falklands War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798250370028)

In The Battle of Goose Green: The Assault on Darwin Ridge in the Falklands War, Jack Whitaker tells the gripping true story of the first major British land victory of the 1982 conflict and the hard infantry fight that made it possible. In late May, on the bleak and wind-scoured plains of East Falkland, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment advanced against well-dug Argentine positions at Darwin and Goose Green in a battle that would test leadership, endurance, and nerve under fire. What unfolded across open peat and exposed ridgelines was not a swift advance but a bitter struggle for high ground, marked by stalled attacks, mounting casualties, and the death of Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones.

Drawing on official reports, regimental records, memoirs, and Argentine accounts, Whitaker reconstructs the tension of night movements, the shock of first contact, and the grinding daylight fight along Darwin Ridge. He captures the confusion of units pinned in open ground, the strain of dwindling ammunition, and the decisive moments when command passed and resolve was measured in action rather than rhetoric. At the heart of the story are young soldiers on both sides, facing fear, uncertainty, and the unforgiving landscape at the edge of the South Atlantic.

More than a tactical study, this book explores how a small battalion engagement assumed outsized significance. Goose Green became a symbol of British determination at a critical stage of the campaign, strengthening morale at home and reshaping perceptions abroad. It is a vivid, immersive account of infantry combat in its starkest form, where terrain, leadership, and human will converged to shape the course of the Falklands War.

Author: Jack Whitaker
ISBN-13: 9798250370028
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2026
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d