Not Mentioned in Despatches: The History and Mythology of the Battle of Goose Green

Written with the cooperation of the Ministry of Defence and based on extensive interviews with those involved supported by the operational records from the campaign, this book provides a hard-hitting critique of command style and failure. In particular it examines the system of ‘restrictive control’ as practiced by Lieutenant Colonel ‘H’ Jones and contrasts it unfavourably with ‘directive command’.