1. Origins of the Dispute 2. Inconsistent Appeasement 3. Communications and Condominiums 4. Mis-Communication and Non-Cooperation 5. The End of Condominium 6. Shackleton 7. Unreliable Defence 8. Reappraisal 9. Undetected Deterrence 10. Marking Time 11. Towards Lease-Back 12. The Rise of Lease-Back 13. The Fall of Lease-Back 14. Micawberism 15. No Plans 16. Alarm Bells 17. South Georgia 18. Crisis 19. Delayed Response 20. The Worst Moment 21. Conclusion: The Quality of Hindsight, Types of Trouble, Crisis Management
Sir Lawrence Freedman is Professor of War Studies at King’s College where he is currently Vice Principal. He has written extensively on military strategy, cold war history and contemporary conflict and is a regular newspaper columnist.
'a masterpiece of even-handed scholarship, and will undoubtedly
remain the definitive word on the conflict.’Dominic Sandbrook,
Daily Telegraph‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse,
readable writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and
all, in an age when such evenly balanced conflicts are rare.’Simon
Jenkins, Sunday Times‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both
strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactical details.’
Jeremy Black‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an
impeccable chronicler’
Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph‘Official this history certainly is,
and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its
personal panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at
least for this critic.' Robert Fox, Evening Standard‘fascinating,
balanced, fantastically well-researched and well-written.’ Andrew
Roberts, New Statesman
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