The Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982 sparked national outrage and Britain felt she had to avenge the humiliation and protect her own. This volume explores both the military and political dimensions of an important conflict, including detailed accounts of the air/sea b…
The Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982 sparked national outrage and Britain felt she had to avenge the humiliation and protect her own. This volume explores both the military and political dimensions of an important conflict, including detailed accounts of the air/sea b…
This book examines the debate which has long raged in Britain about the meaning of the Falklands War. Using literary critical methods, Monaghan examines how the Thatcherite reading of the war as a myth of British greatness reborn was developed through political speeches and jour…
In the first full length analysis of myth-making activity around the Falklands war, Monaghan examines how the Thatcherite reading of the war as a myth of British greatness reborn was developed through political speeches and writing.
A 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.
