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The Battle for the Falklands

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The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of the political decision-making and military strategy during the Falklands conflict.

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The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins.

Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home.

The Falklands War in 1982 was one of the strangest in British history. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity – thousands of men sent overseas for a tiny relic of empire – but the British victory over the Argentinians not only confirmed the quality of British arms but also boosted the political fortunes of Thatcher’s Conservative government. However, it left a chequered aftermath and was later overshadowed by the two Gulf wars.

Max Hastings’ and Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the conflict.

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Weight 0.396 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 13 × 4.2 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

528

Language

English

Edition

New edition

Dewey

997.11024 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K