What's valuble about this book is that the author was apparently the senior operational intelligence officer with the British ground forces that retook the Falklands, and is thus in a position to relate what was known at the time and to offer critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides. Adding to the book's entertainment value is how Van der Bijl laces his writing with a certain dry sarcasm when it's required. If nothing else there seems to be no love lost between the British Intelligence Corps and the SAS; you will learn a great deal about intra-tribal wars in the British army. One also gets the sense that the Argentinians, with a little bit of luck and bit more drive, might have made matters much more unpleasant for the British. ( )