The previously untold story of how Ascension Island was crucial to the success of British operations during the Falklands War. The book recounts this unique event and how a facility consisting of next to nothing was turned into the advanced logistics base for one of the most daring and successful displays of military force at long range in the reclamation of British interests. This is the story of how Ascension Island, a location with virtually no resources, became the Forward Operating Base, doubled its population in a few weeks and for a brief moment was the busiest airfield in the world - 350 take-off and landings in one day.