Table of Contents

1. Origins of the Dispute 2. Inconsistent Appeasement 3. Communications and Condominiums 4. Mis-Communication and Non-Cooperation 5. Shackleton 6. Unreliable Defence 7. Reappraisal 8. Undetected Deterrence 9. Marking Time 10. Towards Lease-Back 11. The Rise of Lease-Back 12. The Fall of Lease-Back 13. Micawberism 14. No Plans 15. Alarm Bells 16. South Georgia 17. Crisis 18. Delayed Response 19. The Worst Moment 20. Conclusion: The Quality of Hindsight, Types of Trouble, Crisis Management

About the Author

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.

Reviews

'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"