Record Nr.

UNINA9910451244303321

Autore

Freedman Lawrence

Titolo

War and diplomacy [[electronic resource] /] / Sir Lawrence Freedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa


London, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-135-77583-4

1-280-24091-1

9786610240913

0-203-50785-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (812 p.)

Collana

Whitehall histories: Government official history series, , 1474-8398

The official history of the Falklands Campaign ; ; 2

Disciplina

997.11024

Soggetti

Falkland Islands War, 1982

Electronic books.

Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SECTION ONE; 1: AT WAR; 2: RESPONSE; 3: RESOLUTION 502; 4: THE TASK FORCE; 5:FIRST ASSESSMENTS; 6: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT; 7: NON-MILITARY PRESSURE; 8: AGAINST BRITAIN; SECTION TWO; 9: OPTIONS FOR A SETTLEMENT; 10: HAIG'S FIRST VISIT; 11: HAIG'S SECOND VISIT; 12: THE HAIG MISSION CONCLUDES; 13: AFTER HAIG; SECTION THREE; 14: OPERATION SUTTON; 15: THREATS TO THE TASK FORCE; 17: PARAQUET IN TROUBLE; 18: THE BATTLE FOR SOUTH GEORGIA; 19: THE CARRIER ISSUE; 20: HOSTILITIES; 21: THE SINKING OF THE BELGRANO

22: SHEFFIELDSECTION FOUR; 23: THE PERUVIAN INITIATIVE; 24: BACK TO THE UN; 25: THE UN MEDIATION; SECTION FIVE; 26: AMERICAN SUPPORT; 27: CHILE; 28: THE INFORMATION WAR; SECTION SIX; 29: ENFORCING THE EXCLUSION ZONE; 30: THE AIR THREAT; 31: TO SUTTON; 32: THE LANDING; 33: BOMB ALLEY; SECTION SEVEN; 34: INTERNATIONAL OPINION; 35: FINAL DIPLOMACY; SECTION EIGHT; 36: THE CHANGING MILITARY BALANCE; 37: GOOSE GREEN; 38: 3 COMMANDO BRIGADE; 39: FITZROY AND BLUFF COVE; 40: TAKING THE

HIGH GROUND; 41: THE FINAL BATTLE; 42: SURRENDER; 43: AFTER VICTORY; 44: FORTRESS FALKLANDS; 45: NEGOTIATIONS

46: DIPLOMATIC FISHING47: THE FRANKS REPORT; 48: LESSONS; 49: THE BELGRANO CONTROVERSY; ENVOI; APPENDICES; DRAFT AGREEMENTS; BRITISH UNITS IN THE FALKLANDS; CASUALTIES; BRITISH GALLANTRY AWARDS 1; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In this official history of the Falklands Campaign, Lawrence Freedman provides a detailed and authoritative account of one of the most extraordinary periods in recent British political history and a vivid portrayal of a government at war.After the shock of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in April 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the crisis that came to define her premiership as she determined to recover the islands. Freedman covers all aspects of the campaign - economic and diplomatic as well as military - and demonstrates the extent of the gamble that the government took. Th