LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Falklands War: Falkland Islands
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The book details the trip south, during the South Atlantic campaign of the Falklands War. A sound command structure was imposed upon a wide range of ships and men and San Carlos Water was chosen for the assault on the Islands and subsequent inshore operations. Contained are firsthand accounts of the air-sea battles and landings that wrested the Islands back from the Argentine force.
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With the commonly held view of war as a coup de théâtre to increase domestic opinion of the military regime discredited, it is now necessary to analyze the decision-making of the junta in its conduct of the war. This requires a two-fold analysis, for the junta made two major choices that led to war. The first was the decision to carry out the “touch and go” operation in order to recover the islands. The second was the decision to stay and fight once it became apparent that the British intended to seek recourse through military, rather than diplomatic, means. The junta had not intended to fight a war,[25] so why did it suddenly decide to fight one? Prospect theory provides valuable insight into the decision making process of the junta in both instances.
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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. It seems strange that some seek to criticise the conflict. The Falklands War represents what seems alien to many in post-Dossier Britain: a just war. The people of the Falkland Islands wished to remain British citizens, and 248 service personnel gave their lives to restore their right to make that decision.
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[E]ven allowing that British policy formation in this area was indecisive and inconstant over a long period (perhaps, through genuine moral conflict) it is difficult to see this as amounting to a plausible cause for war. This aspect of the run-up to hostilities, then, does not add to the Argentine justification for invasion. It may... be taken to detract from the British just cause claim. As indicated earlier, the right to self-defence is not an absolute one. It is particularly problematical where the issue at stake (in this case sovereignty over the Falklands Islands) had not been strongly defended before hostilities began.
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The war solved the military issue but not the conflict itself. According to Hastings and Jenkins, on November 4 1982 Britain was faced with another U.N. resolution requesting a resumption of the negotiations. The United States was among the nations which voted in favor of this. Britain had won the war, but not yet the argument and the Falkland islands had become a costly fortress. The economic sanctions imposed by the European Community were lifted and, to Mrs. Thatcher’s annoyance, the military contracts were fulfilled by France (airplanes) and Germany (frigates).
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Some believe the war for the islands was encouraged by the powerful British Sheep Farming Lobby, wanting to affect the international price of British mutton. Some people claim the Royal Navy and British Army wanted to save cash and the war was a cheap way of decommissioning HMS Sheffield and cutting back on 300 soldiers. Others believe Britain was bored of punch-ups outside the chippy on a Friday night and needed something new to kick. Why not find out more about these conspiracies by going to YouTube and searching for "falklands", "war" and "conspiracy" to see some five-minute videos narrated by a seventeen-year-old with a DVD boxset of The X-Files on his shelf? Alternatively, get a grip.
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