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The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974-79
Aaron Donaghy
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Paperback. Drawing on recently declassified government files, private papers and interviews, this book argues that through a combination of preventative diplomacy and robust defence planning, the Labour government of 1974-79 succeeded in maintaining peace, avoiding the fate of its Tory successors. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Drawing on recently declassified government files, private papers and interviews, this book argues that through a combination of preventative diplomacy and robust defence planning, the Labour government of 1974-79 succeeded in maintaining peace, avoiding the fate of its Tory successors.
Drawing on recently declassified government files, private papers and interviews, this book argues that through a combination of preventative diplomacy and robust defence planning, the Labour government of 1974-79 succeeded in maintaining peace, avoiding the fate of its Tory successors.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Series
Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349460632
SKU
V9781349460632
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Ref
99-15
About Aaron Donaghy
Aaron Donaghy is an IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research interests include twentieth-century British history and the history of international relations, particularly Anglo-American relations.
Reviews for The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974-79
"Aaron Donaghy merits congratulation for a well-researched and cogently argued analysis of the handling of the Falklands issue by the 1974 79 Labour government. Noting that the pre-1982 first volume of The Official History of the Falklands Campaign by Sir Lawrence Freedman is considerably shorter than its sequel, on the conflict itself, Donaghy challenges several areas of omission and contests ... Read more