THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN. VOLUME II: WAR AND DIPLOMACY

摘要

This is the paperback, second edition of Volume II of this book, which was originally published in 2005. It presents a comprehensive account of the Falkland Islands hostilities of early 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina. The first volume set out the history of the dispute with Argentina together with an account of the years of intermittent negotiation that had failed to find any resolution to it. The present volume starts with the invasion of the islands by Argentine forces, and with the consequent sending of a task force with the capability of expelling them and the intense, and in the end futile, political activity directed towards reaching a peaceful solution. Following this, a full account of the hostilities themselves is given together with a study of the aftermath up to the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1990. The author states that that while he had 'many offers of help from Buenos Aires,' his intention is to present 'British policy and strategy,' intending at the same time to report the Argentine position 'fairly.'