The origins of the Falklands war / / Sir Lawrence Freedman

• Autore: Freedman Lawrence
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Disciplina: 997.11024
• Soggetto topico: Falkland Islands War, 1982
• Soggetto geografico: Falkland Islands
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Official History of the Falklands Campaign; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; Maps; 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 Riseof 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; Notes ; BibliographyIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on a vast range of previously classified government archives as well as interviews with key participants, this first volume of the official history of the Falklands Campaign is the most authoritative account of the origins of the 1982 war. In the first chapters the author analyzes the long history of the dispute between Argentina and Britain over the sovereignty of the Islands, the difficulties faced by successive governments in finding a way to reconcile the opposed interests of the Argentines and the islanders, and the constant struggle to keep the Islands viable. He subseq
• Titolo autorizzato: The origins of the Falklands war
• ISBN: 1-135-77589-3; 1-280-24090-3; 9786610240906; 1-135-77590-7; 0-203-50786-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821456003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Government official history series.