The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974-79

Drawing on recently declassified government files, private papers and interviews, this book argues that through a combination of preventative diplomacy and robust defence planning, the Labour government of 1974-79 succeeded in maintaining peace, avoiding the fate of its Tory successors.

Author: A. Donaghy
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/01/2014
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137432506

About the Author
Aaron Donaghy is an IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research interests include twentieth-century British history and the history of international relations, particularly Anglo-American relations.