HARRIER 809: Britain’s legendary jump jet, and the untold story of the Falkands War

In 1982, Britain went to war in the Falklands, relying for the last time on an aircraft that was entirely made within the country: the Harrier Jump Jet. Not only this, but the head of the department that produced the revolutionary vertical take-off and landing aircraft was Sydney Camm, who had designed the Battle of Britain’s Hurricane fighter. Echoes of World War II resound throughout Rowland White’s gripping book. But it is also a reminder of what an extraordinary conflict the Falklands War was itself. It combined so many military features: a Task Force at sea, dogfights, air attacks on naval vessels, submarine attacks, amphibious landings, land battles, special forces, and strategi