War and diplomacy [[electronic resource] /] / Sir Lawrence Freedman
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| Autore: |
Freedman Lawrence
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| Titolo: |
War and diplomacy [[electronic resource] /] / Sir Lawrence Freedman
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Routledge, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (812 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 997.11024 |
| Soggetto topico: | Falkland Islands War, 1982 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952- |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | War and diplomacy |
| ISBN: | 1-135-77583-4 |
| 1-280-24091-1 | |
| 9786610240913 | |
| 0-203-50785-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451244303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Government official history series.