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Preface | 1 | |
Introduction | 5 | |
1 | Background to the Falklands War | 13 |
The Islands and Their People | 14 | |
Historical Background: Discovery and Settlement, 1492-1833 | 21 | |
Legal Standing of Conflicting Claims to Sovereignty | 30 | |
Bases of Argentine Claims | 33 | |
Bases of British Claims | 39 | |
General Assessments of the Disputants' Claims | 42 | |
Britain's Relationship to the Falklands Prior to 2 April 1982 | 44 | |
2 | The Falklands War and the Use of Military Force | 53 |
The Road to Conflict: The Junta's Decision to Invade the Falklands | 57 | |
British Military Response: The Task Force | 73 | |
Legal Dimensions of the Use of Force in the Falklands War | 83 | |
3 | British Motivations to Recapture the Falkland Islands | 89 |
A North-South Conflict? | 91 | |
Economic, Geopolitical, and Strategic Importance of the Falklands | 96 | |
Domestic Economic and National Honor Considerations | 103 | |
Defense of Democratic Principles | 110 | |
4 | British Defense Policy After the Falklands War | 121 |
British Defense Policy Before the Falklands War: The Way Forward, 1979-81 | 123 | |
Cost of the War and "Fortress Falklands" Policy | 129 | |
Politicostrategic Lessons | 137 | |
Military and Technological Lessons | 143 | |
Effects on British Defense Policy | 151 | |
5 | Conclusion | 161 |
The Political Nature of the Falklands Issue in Britain | 161 | |
The Time Frame of the British Decision to Recapture the Islands | 163 | |
The Issue of Economic Constraints on British Defense Policy | 164 | |
The Salience of Wider Politicostrategic Developments on British Defense Policy | 166 | |
Conclusion | 167 | |
Notes | 169 | |
App. A | British Naval Vessels Involved in the South Atlantic During the Falklands War | 185 |
App. B | British Ship and Aircraft Losses | 187 |
App. C | The Falklands War Cabinet | 188 |
Bibliography | 189 | |
Index | 201 |
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