Sink the Belgrano

The sinking of the Belgrano was one of the most iconic moment of the Falklands war. For many it signalled Britain s entry into the war and has been seen as a politically motivated decision deliberately designed to take Britain irrevocably into the conflict. Now Mike Rossiter with unprecedented access to servicemen on both sides of the fight; sailors from the Belgrano and HMS Conqueror gives us a dramatic and definitive retelling of the events that foreshadowed and followed on from this flash point of modern war. With all of the pace and tension of a thriller Mike Rossiter takes us inside the battle for the South Atlantic and shows us the human drama behind the famous Sun headline Gotcha! . We track the collision course between the British submarine Conqueror and the Argentine warship Belgrano - as the two sides, and everyone aboard head towards that dramatic moment just outside the exclusion zone set up the British around the Falkland Isles. We see the behind-the-scenes debates, discussions and powerbroking that led to the decision to fire the three torpedoes. And, for the first time, hear from the sailors from both sides - and their personal testimony of the hunt for and a