The Captain's Steward: Falklands, 1982Barrie Fieldgate was the Captain's steward onboard the Royal Navy frigate HMS Broadsword, which operated in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War. His diary charts the progress of the war, as he was aware of it as an ordinary sailor. |
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Section 4 | 37 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 60 |
Section 7 | 119 |
Section 8 | 125 |
Section 14 | 272 |
Section 15 | 282 |
Section 16 | 319 |
Section 17 | 327 |
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Section 19 | 333 |
Section 20 | 335 |
Section 21 | 339 |
Section 9 | 198 |
Section 10 | 225 |
Section 11 | 230 |
Section 12 | 263 |
Section 13 | 265 |
Section 22 | 351 |
Section 23 | 353 |
Section 24 | 407 |
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