The Battle For The Falklands
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
In the bitter South Atlantic winter of 1982, Britain and Argentina fought a conflict that would define a generation — The Battle for the Falklands is the definitive account of that extraordinary war, chronicling the political brinkmanship, military audacity, and human cost of a campaign few believed could be won. Max Hastings, a veteran war correspondent who reported from the front lines, and Simon Jenkins, a seasoned political journalist, combine their formidable expertise to reconstruct events from both the muddy trenches of the islands and the corridors of power in Westminster and Buenos Aires, producing a narrative of gripping immediacy and authoritative depth. The book argues that the Falklands War was as much a political and diplomatic crisis as a military one, presenting a nuanced and unflinching portrait of Margaret Thatcher's fateful decision to dispatch the Task Force against all odds. Hastings and Jenkins write with the precision of insiders and the sweep of historians, illuminating themes of national identity, imperial twilight, and the brutal realities of modern warfare. A landmark work of contemporary military history, it leaves the reader questioning just how close the outcome was to being very different.
Author: Max Hastings And Simon Jenkins
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
In the bitter South Atlantic winter of 1982, Britain and Argentina fought a conflict that would define a generation — The Battle for the Falklands is the definitive account of that extraordinary war, chronicling the political brinkmanship, military audacity, and human cost of a campaign few believed could be won. Max Hastings, a veteran war correspondent who reported from the front lines, and Simon Jenkins, a seasoned political journalist, combine their formidable expertise to reconstruct events from both the muddy trenches of the islands and the corridors of power in Westminster and Buenos Aires, producing a narrative of gripping immediacy and authoritative depth. The book argues that the Falklands War was as much a political and diplomatic crisis as a military one, presenting a nuanced and unflinching portrait of Margaret Thatcher's fateful decision to dispatch the Task Force against all odds. Hastings and Jenkins write with the precision of insiders and the sweep of historians, illuminating themes of national identity, imperial twilight, and the brutal realities of modern warfare. A landmark work of contemporary military history, it leaves the reader questioning just how close the outcome was to being very different.