The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic [Library Binding]

Daniel K. Gibran (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078640406X | ISBN-13: 978-0786404063 | Publication Date: December 1997

The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute is given first and then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict. An extensive examination of the military aspects of the war is then provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands. 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.

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"this work will be profitably read by those interested in international affairs.... All levels" -- Choice

About the Author

University professor and department head Daniel K. Gibran lives in Pegram, Tennessee. He is also the author of The 92nd Infantry Division and the Italian Campaign in World War II (2001). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 216 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078640406X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786404063
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,174,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars very good read, January 22, 2005

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This review is from: The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic (Library Binding)

I enjoyed this book. I thought it to be very insightful and accurate. A very well though out, pieced together book.

5.0 out of 5 stars very good, January 20, 2005

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This review is from: The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic (Library Binding)

As you can read the other review on this site...was obviously written by one of poor education. Dr. Daniel Gibran is an expert on all that he claims to be. The book supplies more then enough information. I am sure this book would be hard to understand, if the reader is uneducated.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written, September 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic (Library Binding)

I have a hard time believing a PHD and Department Head wrote this book. I got the book out of curiosity after hearing Dr. Gibran on TV. The book was unlike any other academic book I've ever read, it would have been a joke at any other college with a real International Relations Department. The poor guy is constantly billing himself as a International Relations expert, a History Expert, a Terrorism Expert, anything he can do to get his face on TV as an "expert" commentator. Save your money, buy Dr. Seuss.