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Book Description: Taylor Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New edition. 234 x 156 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. In the second volume of his "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. The book covers all aspects of the campaign - economic and diplomatic as well as military - demonstrating the extent of the gamble that the government took. There are important accounts of the tensions in relations with the United States, concerns among the military commanders about the risks they were expected to take, the problems of dealing with the media and the attempts to reach a negotiated settlement. This definitive account describes in dramatic detail events such as the sinking of the "Belgrano", the Battle of Goose Green and the final push to Stanley. Special attention is also paid to the aftermath of the war, including the various enquiries, and the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations with Argentina.This paperback edition has been updated, corrected and contains some new material. Bookseller Inventory # AA69780415419116

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Book Description: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, The Official History of the Falklands Campaign: War and Diplomacy: v. 2 (New edition), Lawrence Freedman, In the second volume of his "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. The book covers all aspects of the campaign - economic and diplomatic as well as military - demonstrating the extent of the gamble that the government took. There are important accounts of the tensions in relations with the United States, concerns among the military commanders about the risks they were expected to take, the problems of dealing with the media and the attempts to reach a negotiated settlement. This definitive account describes in dramatic detail events such as the sinking of the "Belgrano", the Battle of Goose Green and the final push to Stanley. Special attention is also paid to the aftermath of the war, including the various enquiries, and the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations with Argentina. This paperback edition has been updated, corrected and contains some new material. Bookseller Inventory # B9780415419116

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Book Description: Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. (896 pages) In the second voume of his officia history of the Fakands Campaign, Lawrence Freedman provides a detaied and authoritative account of one of the most extraordinary periods in recent British poitica history and a vivid portraya of a government at war. After the shock of the Argentine invasion of the Fakands in Apri 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the crisis that came to define her premiership as she determined to recover the isands. The book covers a aspects of the campaign - economic and dipomatic as we as miitary - demonstrating the extent of the gambe that the government took. There are important accounts of the tensions in reations with the United States, concerns among the miitary commanders about the risks they were expected to take, the probems of deaing with the media and the attempts to reach a negotiated settement. This definitive account describes in dramatic detai events such as the sinking of the Begrano , the Batte of Goose Green and the fina push to Staney. Specia attention is aso paid to the aftermath of the war, incuding the various enquiries, and the eventua restoration of dipomatic reations with Argentina. This paperback edition has been updated, corrected and contains some new materia. Introduction. Acknowedgements. Timings. Section 1: At War Section2: Optionsfora Settement Section3: Operation Sutton Section4: The Peruvian Initiative Section5: American Support Section6:Enforcingthe Excusion Zone Section 7: Internationa Opinion Section8: TheChanging MiitaryBaance Section9: Fortress Fakands Section10: The Franks Report 'a masterpiece of even-handed schoarship, and wi undoubtedy remain the definitive word on the confict.’ Dominic Sandbrook, Daiy Teegraph ‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse, readabe writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and a, in an age when such eveny baanced conficts are rare.’ Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times ‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactica detais.’ Jeremy Back ‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an impeccabe chronicer’ Max Hastings, Sunday Teegraph ‘Officia this history certainy is, and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its persona panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at east for this critic.' Robert Fox, Evening Standard ‘fascinating, baanced, fantasticay we-researched and we-written.’ Andrew Roberts, New Statesman 'I highy recommend both voumes . a must-have for serious students of this period', The Northern Mariner Sir Lawrence Freedman is Professor of War Studies at King’s Coege where he is currenty Vice Principa. He has written extensivey on miitary strategy, cod war history and contemporary confict and is a reguar newspaper coumnist. (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AG0415419115

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Book Description: Routledge, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # FT-9780415419116

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Book Description: Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge, 2007. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback 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. This book covers various aspects of the campaign . Bookseller Inventory # 0415419115

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