Could the bombing of Sir Galahad have been prevented?

Too Thin for a Shroud: The Last Untold Story of the Falklands War Crispin Black

Gibson Square, pp.224, 20

The Welsh Guardsman Simon Weston is the most recognisable face of the Falklands war. He was terribly burnt when the Guards were bombed while waiting on the RFA Sir Galahad on 8 June 1982. He later became a national figure, talking openly about the difficulties of recovery, and working for burns victims and injured veterans.

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TaggedBluff Cove, British 20th-century naval history, Commodore Clapp, General Moore, RFA Sir Galahad, Simon Weston, the Welsh Guards

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Could the bombing of Sir Galahad have been prevented?

Aided by documents in the National Archives, Crispin Black challenges the view that the Welsh Guards were to blame for the Bluff Cove disaster

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