'This thoughtful and timely book will be read with interest by those wanting to understand the Falklands War and the legacies of Empire in Britain. Mercau shows the importance of an idea of a Greater Britain and how the 1982 Falklands War signalled its unravelling, opening questions about Britain's national identity that still persist.'
Helen Parr - Keele University
‘In this accomplished and engaging book, Mercau provides a penetrating analysis of the association between the Falkland Islands and empire. It is a skilful illumination of the continued purchase and contradictions of the idea of Greater Britain in the later twentieth century.'
Sarah Stockwell - King's College London
‘This is a deeply researched and highly original work which casts valuable new light on Britain's post-imperial condition in general and the Falklands War in particular. Essential reading.'
Richard Toye - University of Exeter
'Mercau gives readers a valuable study of the power of obsolete ideas to drive current policies.'
R. A. Callahan
Source: Choice
‘I found The Falklands War to be a comprehensive, well-researched contribution to military literature. This is a book that is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of that conflict.’
Mike Kennedy
Source: eVeritas
‘… a groundbreaking study of the Falklands War through the lens of British political culture. Mercau's book is a must-read for scholars and advanced students interested in the Falklands dispute and the complex history of British decolonization.’
Paula O'Donnell
Source: H-Net Reviews
‘… the text is a groundbreaking study of the Falklands War through the lens of British political culture. Mercau’s book is a must-read for scholars and advanced students interested in the Falklands dispute and the complex history of British decolonization.’
Paula O'Donnell
Source: H-War