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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780605903321

Titolo

The Falklands conflict twenty years on : lessons for the future / / edited by Stephen Badsey, Rob Havers and Mark Grove

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Frank Cass, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-26855-6

0-203-00212-1

1-134-26856-4

1-280-13964-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Sandhurst conference series, , 1468-1153

Altri autori (Persone)

BadseyStephen

HaversR. P. W <1967-> (Robin Paul Whittick)

GroveMark J

Disciplina

997/.11024

Soggetti

Falkland Islands War, 1982

Argentina History 1955-1983

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a conference held at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, June 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 The Falklands Conflict in History; 2 The Falklands Conflict in Personal Memory; 3 The Falklands Conflict in Wider Perspective; 4 Lessons of the Falklands Conflict for Future Military Operations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A fascinating new insight into the Falklands Conflict, covering every aspect of its origins and the political and diplomatic response to the Argentinean action as well as illuminating accounts of the military action to retake the islands, at every level of command. In June 2002, exactly twenty years after the cessation of hostilities between Britain and Argentina, many of the key participants came together at a major international conference. This conference, held at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and organized jointly by RMA Sandhurst and her sister institution Britannia Roya