The official history of the Falklands campaign. Sir Lawrence Freedman.

The official history of the Falklands campaign. Sir Lawrence Freedman. Volume I, The origins of the Falklands war /

Covering the origins of the 1982 war, this book describes the long history of the dispute between Argentina and Britain over the sovereignty of the islands, and the difficulties faced by governments in finding a way to reconcile the dispute.

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Freedman, Lawrence.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Series:Government official history series.
Subjects:
Falkland Islands War, 1982.
Falkland Islands > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Origins of the dispute
  • 2. Inconsistent appeasement
  • 3. Communications and condominiums
  • 4. Mis-communication and non-cooperation
  • 5. Shackleton
  • 6. Unreliable defence
  • 7. Reappraisal
  • 8. Undetected deterrence
  • 9. Marking time
  • 10. Towards lease-back
  • 11. The rise of lease-back
  • 12. The fall of lease-back
  • 13. Micawberism
  • 14. No plans
  • 15. Alarm bells
  • 16. South Georgia
  • 17. Crisis
  • 18. Delayed response
  • 19. The worst moment
  • 20. Conclusion.

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