ABSTRACT

In 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.

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. 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 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.

part |1 pages

SECTION ONE

chapter 1|11 pages

AT WAR

chapter 2|20 pages

RESPONSE

chapter 3|7 pages

RESOLUTION 502

chapter 4|17 pages

THE TASK FORCE

chapter 5|13 pages

FIRST ASSESSMENTS

chapter 6|6 pages

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

chapter 7|11 pages

NON-MILITARY PRESSURE

chapter 8|12 pages

AGAINST BRITAIN

part |2 pages

SECTION TWO

chapter 9|7 pages

OPTIONS FOR A SETTLEMENT

chapter 10|13 pages

HAIG’S FIRST VISIT

chapter 11|21 pages

HAIG’S SECOND VISIT

chapter 12|10 pages

THE HAIG MISSION CONCLUDES

chapter 13|10 pages

AFTER HAIG

part |2 pages

SECTION THREE

chapter 14|17 pages

OPERATION SUTTON

chapter 15|19 pages

THREATS TO THE TASK FORCE

chapter 17|8 pages

PARAQUET IN TROUBLE

chapter 18|10 pages

THE BATTLE FOR SOUTH GEORGIA

chapter 19|11 pages

THE CARRIER ISSUE

chapter 20|13 pages

HOSTILITIES

chapter 21|10 pages

THE SINKING OF THE BELGRANO

chapter 22|17 pages

SHEFFIELD

part |2 pages

SECTION FOUR

chapter 23|14 pages

THE PERUVIAN INITIATIVE

chapter 24|8 pages

BACK TO THE UN

chapter 25|30 pages

THE UN MEDIATION

chapter |2 pages

SECTION FIVE

chapter 26|9 pages

AMERICAN SUPPORT

chapter 27|8 pages

CHILE

chapter 28|13 pages

THE INFORMATION WAR

part |2 pages

SECTION SIX

chapter 29|9 pages

ENFORCING THE EXCLUSION ZONE

chapter 30|12 pages

THE AIR THREAT

chapter 31|15 pages

TO SUTTON

chapter 32|10 pages

THE LANDING

chapter 33|15 pages

BOMB ALLEY

part |2 pages

SECTION SEVEN

chapter 34|16 pages

INTERNATIONAL OPINION

chapter 35|23 pages

FINAL DIPLOMACY

chapter |2 pages

SECTION EIGHT

chapter 36|7 pages

THE CHANGING MILITARY BALANCE

chapter 37|26 pages

GOOSE GREEN

chapter 38|11 pages

3 COMMANDO BRIGADE

chapter 39|18 pages

FITZROY AND BLUFF COVE

chapter 40|17 pages

TAKING THE HIGH GROUND

chapter 41|15 pages

THE FINAL BATTLE

chapter 42|9 pages

SURRENDER

chapter 43|12 pages

AFTER VICTORY

chapter 44|15 pages

FORTRESS FALKLANDS

chapter 45|13 pages

NEGOTIATIONS

chapter 46|11 pages

DIPLOMATIC FISHING

chapter 47|6 pages

THE FRANKS REPORT

chapter 48|12 pages

LESSONS

chapter 49|9 pages

THE BELGRANO CONTROVERSY

chapter |2 pages

ENVOI

part |2 pages

APPENDICES

chapter |13 pages

DRAFT AGREEMENTS

chapter |8 pages

BRITISH UNITS IN THE FALKLANDS

chapter |11 pages

CASUALTIES

chapter |6 pages

BRITISH GALLANTRY AWARDS 1