The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic

by Daniel K. Gibran

Book Overview

The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786437367
• ISBN13: 9780786437368
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher