1982 Argentine History of the Falklands War - Crónica Documental de las Malvinas

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Crónica documental
de las Malvinas
1982 Argentine History of
the Falklands War
Crónica documental de las Malvinas
: Tomo III Testimonios y documentos de la guerra.  (
Documentary Chronicle of the Malvinas: Volume III Testimonies and Documents of the War
).  Biblioteca de Redaccion: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1982).  Large hardcover in gilt stamped decorative boards, 319 pages.  Illustrated with photos throughout.
Text in Spanish / libro en Español.
An in-depth discussion of the war, the tactics, the soldiers, officials, aviators, sailors, correspondents, diplomats, propaganda, cartoons, much more!
Very good condition, a nice clean copy.  Quite scarce!
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The Falklands War or, in Spanish,
La
Guerra de las Malvinas
, was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom waged in 1982 over a remote British dependent territory in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the
Islas Malvinas
.
The conflict began on 2 April, when Argentine military forces invaded and occupied the islands, in which, famously, the sheep outnumber the human population. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a naval task force to recover the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities.
The conflict was the major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories' sovereignty. Argentina asserted (and continues to maintain) that the islands are Argentine territory, and the Argentine government thus characterized its military action as the reclamation of its own territory. In contrast the British government regarded the action as an invasion of a territory that had been a Crown Colony since 1841. The Falkland Islanders, who have inhabited the islands since the mid-19th century, are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favor continued British sovereignty. Neither nation officially declared war, although both governments declared the Islands a war zone.
The conflict had a strong effect in both countries and has been the subject of various books, articles, films, and songs. Patriotic sentiment initially ran high in Argentina, but the unfavorable outcome prompted large protests against the ruling military junta, hastening the downfall of the dictatorship and the democratization of the country. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, bolstered by success in the war, was re-elected with an increased majority the following year. The cultural and political effect of the conflict has been less in the UK than in Argentina, where it has remained a common topic for discussion.
Next year, 2022, will mark the 40
th
anniversary of the war.