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Author Freedman, Lawrence.

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

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations, maps.
text file
Series Whitehall histories : government official history, 1474-8398
Government official history series.
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.
Falkland Islands War (1982)
Falkland Islands -- Politics and government.
Falkland Islands.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1982
Genre/Form Electronic books.
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