Above All, Courage prompts a warning about building an interpretation of the Falklands War from dramatic personal stories alone. Infantry actions often produce visually direct narratives, while sailors holding station under air attack, firing missiles and guns, and sustaining the land campaign can appear less dramatic on the page. That difference affects which acts of courage editors select and which readers remember. The result can be a distorted assessment of Royal Navy performance even when every individual account is authentic.
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Courage anthologies can hide the Royal Navy's Falklands role
Ground combat dominates many courage anthologies, creating a source bias that can obscure sailors enduring repeated air attack and supporting forces ashore.