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NP8901 Gun team , Butch and Wilf Smith in a defensive position after our attack on Mount Harriet with 42 Commando. ON THE week the government floats plans to reduce the Royal Marines by 2,000 men a book detailing the crucial contribution of these elite British troops to victory in the Falklands War has been released. ???The Falklands War: From Defeat to Victory??? by former Royal Marine John Alden tells the incredible story of the capture of a heroic detachment of Royal Marines by Argentinian forces during their invasion of the Falklands in April 1982, only for those same marines to return ten weeks later to retake the islands. John is telling his story for the first time in the new book, which gives unprecedented access to one of the most controversial conflicts in recent British history. Images from the period show fully armed Royal Marines taking up positions on Mount Harriet on their return to the islands ten weeks after their initial capture, with another showing the grave of an unknown soldier on the same mountain. Further pictures show a group of Argentinian soldiers looking forlorn shortly after their surrender to British forces, with a further picture showing the victorious British forces lifting the Union Jack flag following their successful recapturing of the islands. John Alden / mediadrumworld.com