{"product_id":"the-official-history-of-the-falklands-campaign-volume-2-9780714652078","title":"The Official History of the Falklands Campaign Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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. Freedman covers all aspects of the campaign - economic and diplomatic as well as military - and demonstrates 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 \u003cem\u003eBelgrano\u003c\/em\u003e, the battle of Goose G\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a masterpiece of even-handed scholarship, and will undoubtedly remain the definitive word on the conflict.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominic Sandbrook, \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse, readable writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and all, in an age when such evenly balanced conflicts are rare.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Jenkins, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactical details.’\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an impeccable chronicler’\u003cbr\u003eMax Hastings, \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Official this history certainly is, and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its personal panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at least for this critic.' Robert Fox, \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘fascinating, balanced, fantastically well-researched and well-written.’ Andrew Roberts, \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I highly recommend both volumes ... a must-have for serious students of this period',\u003cem\u003e The Northern Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a masterpiece of even-handed scholarship, and will undoubtedly remain the definitive word on the conflict.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominic Sandbrook, \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse, readable writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and all, in an age when such evenly balanced conflicts are rare.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Jenkins, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactical details.’\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an impeccable chronicler’\u003cbr\u003eMax Hastings, \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Official this history certainly is, and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its personal panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at least for this critic.' Robert Fox, \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘fascinating, balanced, fantastically well-researched and well-written.’ Andrew Roberts, \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I highly recommend both volumes ... a must-have for serious students of this period',\u003cem\u003e The Northern Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. Acknowledgements. Timings. Section 1: At War Section 2: Options for a Settlement Section 3: Operation Sutton Section 4: The Peruvian Initiative Section 5: American Support Section 6: Enforcing the Exclusion Zone Section 7: International Opinion Section 8: The Changing Military Balance Section 9: Fortress Falklands Section 10: The Franks Report\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767939236183,"sku":"9780714652078","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780714652078.jpg?v=1758715594","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-official-history-of-the-falklands-campaign-volume-2-9780714652078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}