Download or read book The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974-79 written by A. Donaghy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on recently declassified government files, private papers and interviews, this book argues that through a combination of preventative diplomacy and robust defence planning, the Labour government of 1974-79 succeeded in maintaining peace, avoiding the fate of its Tory successors.