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Aldrich, Richard J. (Richard James), 1961-. (2006) ‘Even had I wanted to...’: intelligence and Special Operations in the Falklands Campaign. International Relations, Vol.20 (No.3). pp. 352-357. ISSN 0047-1178
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047117806066714
Abstract
Lawrence Freedman has produced a balanced, well-researched and meticulous account of the Falklands Campaign. It combines scholarship with a lightness of touch. Official history can be - and often is - associated with ponderousness. There is no danger of that here, for the two volumes are tightly written and constitute an enjoyable read. Freedman's long-term interest in this campaign means that he has interviewed most of the key participants, even those who died before he undertook this official commission.1 However, official history is also associated with notions of 'screening' and security vetting prior to publication. Where secret service is concerned, official history has sometimes constituted an instrument with which the authorities have sought to 'police the past'. Accordingly this essay sets out to explore just what these volumes can tell us about the treacherous landscape of intelligence and special operations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Falkland Islands War, 1982, Intelligence service -- Great Britain, Special operations (Military science) -- Great Britain, Argentina -- History -- 1955-1983, Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- |
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Relations |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0047-1178 |
| Date: | September 2006 |
| Volume: | Vol.20 |
| Number: | No.3 |
| Page Range: | pp. 352-357 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1177/0047117806066714 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/930 |
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