Official History of the Falklands Campaign War and Diplomacy

Even before Argentine forces landed in the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982, a task force was being prepared to ensure that they were repossessed by Britain. This second volume of the official history of the Falklands Campaign follows the task force to the South Atlantic, through the battles of early May that saw the loss of the Belgrano and the Sheffield, and on to the landings at San Carlos and the eventual surrender of the Argentine garrison. Professor Freedman describes in full the intense efforts to find a diplomatic solution, the role played by economic sanctions and concerns about how the war was covered in the media. This is the fullest account yet available of how Britain went to war in 1982.Freedman, Lawrence is the author of 'Official History of the Falklands Campaign War and Diplomacy', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415419116 and ISBN 0415419115.