The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974-79

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 1-20

3. ‘Leave This Poisoned Chalice Alone’

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 21-44

4. The Lowest Common multiple

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 45-70

5. A Sensational Hostage

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 71-94

6. Islands Surrounded by Advice

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 95-114

7. The Mixed Approach

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 115-132

8. Absentee Landlords

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 133-157

9. Defence of the Realm

   • Aaron Donaghy

   Pages 158-184

10. ‘No Talks, Just Football’

    • Aaron Donaghy

    Pages 185-209

11. Conclusion

    • Aaron Donaghy

    Pages 210-221

12. Back Matter

    Pages 222-270

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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.

• International Relations
• Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
• 20th century history
• Defence
• diplomacy
• football
• government
• interview
• planning
• British Politics

"Aaron Donaghy merits congratulation for a well-researched and cogently argued analysis of the handling of the Falklands issue by the 1974 79 Labour government. Noting that the pre-1982 first volume of The Official History of the Falklands Campaign by Sir Lawrence Freedman is considerably shorter than its sequel, on the conflict itself, Donaghy challenges several areas of omission and contests other interpretations." - The Round Table, 2014

• University College Dublin, USA

  Aaron Donaghy

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.

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