Description
| Product ID: | 9781529047806 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Battle for the Falklands |
| Authors: | Author: Max Hastings, Simon Jenkins |
| Page Count: | 528 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History of the Americas, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Battles and campaigns, History of the Americas, History of other lands, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Battles & campaigns, Falklands |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of the political decision-making and military strategy during the Falklands conflict. <p><b>'Excellent' <i>Financial Times</i><br>'Stirring, impressively detailed' <i>Time </i>magazine<br><br><i>The Battle for the Falklands</i> 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.</b><br><br>Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home.<br><br>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.<br><br>Max Hastings’ and Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the conflict.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-31 |
