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Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Captain Bob McQueen. Island Base: Ascension Island in the Falklands War. Whittles Publishing, 2005.
Richard C. Thornton, George Washington University
Abstract
Island Base is a marvelous collection of reminiscences about Ascension Island during the Falkland Islands War. Stitched together by Captain Bob McQueen, Commander of the British Forces Support Unit on Ascension, this collection of a dozen short narratives describes the frenetic activities on the island as British forces prepared for, and engaged in, war. There are contributions from Major General Julian Thompson, Commander of the 3rd Commando Brigade, Group Captain Jeremy S.B. Price, Senior RAF Commander in charge of air-to-air refueling operations, Admiral Sir Michael Layard, Senior Naval Officer in SS Atlantic Conveyor, Captain Chris Craig, Captain of HMS Alacrity, Commodore Michael Clapp, Amphibious Task Group Commander, Lt. Colonel William D. Bryden, USAF, Commander of Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, among others. Their varied perspectives provide a kaleidoscopic view of rear area base operations during wartime.