The Hastings, Max.creatorJenkins, Simon.textbibliographynyuNew YorkW.W. Norton & Company19831st American ed.monographiceng

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ix, 384 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illu, maps, portraits ; 25 cmA combination of on-the-spot reporting and an analysis of the political and diplomatic developments traces the curious course and far-reaching effects of the Falkland Islands War.Forgotten Islands -- The Seventeen Years' War -- Galtieri's Gamble -- The Admiral's Hour -- Task Force -- Haig's Doves -- Ascension to South Georgia -- Failure of a Mission -- A War at Sea -- Clearing the Decks -- Operation Sutton -- San Carlos -- Goose Green -- The Politics of the Land War -- Triumph on Kent, Tragedy at Fitzroy -- The Battle for the Mountains -- Aftermath -- The Falkland Islands Task Force -- The Falklands Honours List -- The Franks Report -- The Falkland Islands -- The Task Force Sails -- The Total Maritime Exclusion Zones -- The Landing at Port San Carlos -- The Two-Pronged Attack towards Port Stanley -- The Battle for Goose Green -- The Battle for Stanley.Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins.Includes bibliographical references and index.lsfk---e-uk--- fast (OCoLC)fst00920012 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9k8gVdCKVGfx7m8Dy 1982 fast Falkland Islands War, 1982Guerre des Malouines, 1982FalklandkriegFalkland-oorlogFalkland Islands War, 1982F3031 .H2703933019829780393301984033035284983002194http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780393017618.pdfhttp://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780393017618.pdfDLC83011320241004115005.0ocm09197447 eng