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.
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