Description |
1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
Series |
Whitehall histories : government official history,
1474-8398
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Government official history series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index. |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Falkland Islands War, 1982.
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Falkland Islands War (1982) |
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Falkland Islands -- Politics and government.
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Falkland Islands. |
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Politics and government. |
Chronological Term |
1982 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
9780714652061 |
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9780415419123 |
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0714652067 |
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0415364310 |
ISBN |
9780203507865 (e-book ; PDF) |
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020350786X (e-book ; PDF) |
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9780714652061 |
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0714652067 |
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9781135775902 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1135775907 |
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9781135775858 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1135775850 |
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9781135775896 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1135775893 |
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9780415419123 (paperback) |
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0415419123 |
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1280240903 |
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9781280240904 |
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9786610240906 |
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6610240906 |
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9780203507858 (e-book) |
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0203507851 |
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