They were the toughest unit in a tough army: men specially selected for their ability to withstand the worst conditions, hardened professionals trained to the highest standard of modern warfare.

They had already seen action on the Falklands. Now they were back with a new mission: to seek out and destroy the enemy still hidden in the surrounding hills before they became a threat to the main assault of Port Stanley.

It was never going to be easy. But then they discovered a secret Argentinian hoard of five Exocets. They could mean the difference between British triumph and defeat and it was crucial they be destroyed - fast. But the missiles were well protected - by wire, by guns and, most feared, most deadly of all, by mines...