Those
Were the Days
John Smith |
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This endearing little volume
contains a heartwarming miscellany of reflections on life in Stanley
in days gone by. Chapters include The Cemetery at Stanley,
Peace Celebrations of 1919, The Globe Store, Dances and Other
Entertainments and a hilarious account of sea travel entitled 'Ready
for the Off'.
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The
History of the Falkland Islands
Mary Cawkell |
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This volume offers a complete
history of the Falkland Islands. It takes the complex, controversial
story of the Islands and produces a compelling history of the
turbulent years of disputed sovereignty. It also brings the story up
to the end of the 20th century by covering all the important
developments since the war in 1982, particularly the development of
the fishing industry and the prospecting for oil. The author takes
the reader from the Spanish Pope Alexander VI's Papal Bull
"Inter caetera" of May 4th 1493 - which assigned to
Castile the exclusive right to acquire territory, to trade in, or
even approach the lands lying west of the meridian situated 100
leagues west of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands - to the same, now
familiar, declaration that the Argentine delegation makes every year
to the De-colonization Committee. Coming to modern times, the author
is able to write authoritatively of the suspicions and anxieties of
the Islanders in the 1960s and 1970s because she was living with
them at the time. While she makes no pretensions to be a military
historian, her account of the war in 1982 offers a useful summary of
the main events. The final chapters show the remarkable progress
that the Islanders have made since 1982, both politically and
economically.
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Naval
Operations: To the
Battle
of the
Falklands
,
December 1914
Julian Corbett |
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This is the first of five
volumes which present the Royal Navy's Official History of the War
at Sea during the Great War 1914-1918. This volume covers the
preparations for war, the opening moves and engagements, at home and
overseas, including the Battle of the Heligoland Bight in August,
Antwerp, the Cameroons, East Africa, and the battles of Coronel and
the Falklands.
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Falklands
1914: The Pursuit of Admiral Von Spee
Richard Hough |
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This naval history tells the
dramatic story of the destruction of Germany's East Asiatic Squadron
in the opening weeks of the World War I. This crack force of
armoured cruisers, led by Vice-Admiral von Spee, had the potential
to be a menace to Allied shipping in the Pacific. On Winston
Churchill's orders, a flotilla was dispatched to find and destroy
the German warships. However, at the Bay of Coronel, it was the
ships of the Royal Navy that were destroyed by von Spee's cruisers.
Britain was stunned by the news. The Admiralty sent two powerful
battle cruisers to deal with the German squadron once and for all.
While refuelling at the Falkland Islands, the British were surprised
to see von Spee appear over the horizon. He believed the Islands to
be unprotected. This was a fatal mistake. In the pursuit that
followed, all but one of the German ships was sunk and there were
few survivors. This was the last naval action fought without fear of
mines, torpedoes or aircraft.
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Coronel
and the Falklands
Geoffrey Bennett |
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The defeat that Rear-Admiral
Cradock suffered at Coronel at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee
was recognised as the most severe and humiliating blow to British naval
prestige since the 18th century. This is the story not just of the
heroism of Cradock, but also of naval incompetence and lack of
foresight.
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Some
Notes on the
Falkland
Islands
G.D. Moir
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Churches
of the
South
Atlantic
Islands
1502-1991
Edward Cannan |
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A book about the life of
Church and people on the South Atlantic Islands of St Helena,
Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and the Falklands. The author's research
goes back as far as the 16th century, while his personal experiences
as Bishop of St Helena in the years 1979-85 have allowed him to add
details to the more recent chapters of the story.
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Schooling
in the
South
Atlantic
Islands
1661-1992
Dorothy Evans |
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This is a story book which
tells the history of schooling on each of four remote British
islands in the South Atlantic - St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da
Cunha and the Falklands. It acts as an historical document in
capturing and preserving an important part of the heritage of each
of these islands by committing their own story of schooling to
paper. As a source of data for students of educational history
anywhere in the world, it provides a reference book about the
development of four unmatched systems of education which have been
shaped by the history and circumstances of the particular island
itself.
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The
Falklands
War:
Britain
Versus the Past in the
South
Atlantic
Daniel
Gibran |
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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 is given first, and then the events that precipitated the
1982 conflict.
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The
Falkland
Islands
/ Malvinas – The Contest for Empire in the
South
Atlantic
B.M.
Gough |
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This study examines the
struggle for control of the Falkland Islands since the 18th-century.
It explains the Argentine government's far-sighted development of
the islands in the early 19th-century; assesses the heavy-handed
intervention of the Americans; and explores Britain's reassertion of
dominion. The author considers the theory that British colonization
was a means of maintaining an empire of trade and commerce, and
maritime pre-eminence. This account draws on hitherto unresearched
documents relating to international maritime endeavours, and aims to
give a balanced treatment of the claims of the British and Argentine
governments to sovereignity over the islands - known both as the
Falklands or Malvinas.
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The
Sovereignty Dispute Over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Lowell S. Gustafson |
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The complex question of
sovereignty over the Falkland Islands remains far from resolution.
This broad and dispassionate study of the causes of the war between
the UK and Argentina in 1982 addresses the larger issues raised and
untangles a web of events and attitudes stretching back over the
past century. The book begins with a close evaluation of the two
pivotal arguments: Argentina's stance that international law
supports their historical right to the islands, and Britain's
position that the length of their occupation, together with the
principle of self-determination, legalizes their de facto control.
It then discusses how potential offshore oil reserves, diplomacy,
domestic politics, and the use of force have entered into the
dispute, and, finally, analyses the effects of war on international
relations and considers possible future approaches to handling the
dispute.
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The
Falklands/Malvinas Case – Breaking the Deadlock
Roberto Laver |
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The dispute over the South
Atlantic islands that Britain calls the Falklands and Argentina
claims as the Islas Malvinas has its own unique features, but the
legal and political problems at its centre - the tension between
sovereignty based on prior title, the principle of territorial
integrity, and the right of "a people" to self-determinationare,
are core issues in many of the other difficult conflicts that beset
our rapidly changing world. This book presents a comprehensive
analysis of the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and offers concrete
suggestions for a new approach to its resolution. The author reviews
the long and complex legal history of the islands, from the papal
bulls of the 15th century and the diplomatic maneuverings of the
European colonial powers to the break-up of empires and the
evolution of the concept of self-determination. He also describes
more recent developments in detail: the role of the United Nations,
the failed negotiations that preceded military conflict in 1982, and
the profound changes that have occurred in the islands since then.
The Falklands War did not resolve the dispute between Britain and
Argentina; after a period of stalemate, new initiatives are emerging
and new proposals are being offered. The author argues that the
opportunity now exists for all three parties - Argentina, Britain,
and the islanders - to get beyond outdated assumptions and rigidly
held positions and construct a new framework for discussions and
negotiations, one based on the real and present mutual interests of
all concerned. This book makes an important contribution not only to
the ongoing debate on the fate of the Falklands/Malvinas, but also
to the field of international law and conflict resolution.
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Towards
Resolution? -
Falklands/Malvinas Dispute
Wayne Smith |
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To the British, they are the Falkland Islands; to the Argentines, the
Malvinas. The dispute between the two countries over these remote
islands has smoldered since 1833, when the British expelled the few
Argentine settlers and established their own colony. A
century-and-a-half later, in April 1982, Argentina seized the islands
by force and war ensued. By June, the islands were again under British
control, but not until 1990 did Argentina and Britain formally declare
an end to hostilities and resume full diplomatic and trade relations.
And even now, the conflict remains unresolved and festering. The
authors of this book stress the need to end the dispute lest it again
leads to armed hostilities. Two British authorities outline the bases
of the British claims and also the practical political considerations
behind London's position. Two Argentine authors provide the same
elucidation of Buenos Aires' position. In the role of neutral
observers, US specialists suggest ways in which the two sides might
begin to reduce the bitterness resulting from this issue and
eventually work out a solution acceptable not only to London and
Buenos Aires but to the islanders themselves. The underlying premise
of the book is that such a solution would serve the interests of all
parties, the islanders included.
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