Daniel K. Gibran

The Falklands War

Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic

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Produktbeschreibung

The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands, showing that only those theories pertaining to the British perception of their national honor and the defense of democratic principles are significant. The Falklands War did not result in a dramatic shift in British defense policy, but did show the importance of external developments and political realism in policy formation, and these considerations are fully detailed here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9780786437368
• ISBN-10: 0786437367
• Artikelnr.: 23306429

Autorenporträt

Daniel K. Gibran is a professor of international relations at Tennessee State University, Nashville. He lives in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
One: Background to the Falklands War     
The Islands and Their People     
Historical Background: Discovery and Settlement, 1492-1833     
Legal Standing of Conflicting Claims to Sovereignty     
Bases of Argentine Claims     
Bases of British Claims     
General Assessment of the Disputants' Claims     
Britain's Relationship to the Falklands Prior to 2 April 1982     
Conclusion     
Two: The Falklands War and the Use of Military Force     
The Road to Conflict: The Junta's Decision to Invade the Falklands     
British Military Response: The Task Force     
Legal Dimensions of the Use of Force in the Falklands War     
Conclusion     
Three: British Motivations to Recapture
Falkland Islands     
A North-South Conflict?     
Economic, Geopolitical, and Strategic Importance of the Falklands     
Domestic Economic and National Honor Considerations     
Defense of Democratic Principles     
Conclusion     
Four: British Defense Policy After the Falklands War     
British Defense Policy Before the Falklands War:
The Way Forward, 1979-81     
Cost of the War and "Fortress Falklands" Policy     
Politicostrategic Lessons     
Military and Technological Lessons     
Effects on British Defense Policy     
Five: Conclusion     
The Political Nature of the Falklands Issue in Britain     
The Time Frame of the British Decision to Recapture the Islands     
The Issue of Economic Constraints on British Defense Policy     
The Salience of Wider Politicostrategic Developments on British Defense
Policy     
Conclusion     
Notes     
Appendices     
A. British Naval Vessels Involved in the South Atlantic During the
Falklands War     
B. British Ship and Aircraft Losses     
C. The Falklands War Cabinet     
Bibliography     
Index