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The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands, showing that only those theories pertaining to the British perception of their national honor and the defense of democratic principles are significant. The Falklands War did not result in a dramatic shift in British defense policy, but did show the importance of external developments and political realism in policy formation, and these considerations are fully detailed here.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
One: Background to the Falklands War
The Islands and Their People
Historical Background: Discovery and Settlement, 1492-1833
Legal Standing of Conflicting Claims to Sovereignty
Bases of Argentine Claims
Bases of British Claims
General Assessment of the Disputants' Claims
Britain's Relationship to the Falklands Prior to 2 April 1982
Conclusion
Two: The Falklands War and the Use of Military Force
The Road to Conflict: The Junta's Decision to Invade the Falklands
British Military Response: The Task Force
Legal Dimensions of the Use of Force in the Falklands War
Conclusion
Three: British Motivations to Recapture
Falkland Islands
A North-South Conflict?
Economic, Geopolitical, and Strategic Importance of the Falklands
Domestic Economic and National Honor Considerations
Defense of Democratic Principles
Conclusion
Four: British Defense Policy After the Falklands War
British Defense Policy Before the Falklands War:
The Way Forward, 1979-81
Cost of the War and "Fortress Falklands" Policy
Politicostrategic Lessons
Military and Technological Lessons
Effects on British Defense Policy
Five: Conclusion
The Political Nature of the Falklands Issue in Britain
The Time Frame of the British Decision to Recapture the Islands
The Issue of Economic Constraints on British Defense Policy
The Salience of Wider Politicostrategic Developments on British Defense Policy
Conclusion
Notes
Appendices
A. British Naval Vessels Involved in the South Atlantic During the Falklands War
B. British Ship and Aircraft Losses
C. The Falklands War Cabinet
Bibliography
Index
