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简介:ThirtyyearsaftertheFalkland'sWar,journalistandmilitaryhistorianMaxHastingsexplorestheconflict'simpactanditslegacy. Hastings,whosailedwiththeTaskForcein1982andreportedontheFalklandscampaignfirst-hand,looksathowvictoryintheSouthAtlanticrevivedthereputationofourarmedforcesandrenewedBritain'ssenseofprideanditsimageabroadafteryearsofdeclineasanimperialandmilitarypower. HastingsexamineshowtheFalklandsprovidedamodelofaswiftandsuccessfulwarthatwasmatchedbyotherconflictsBritainfoughtattheendofthe20th-century.Incontrast,thelongcampaignsinIraqandAfghanistanhavelefttheBritishpublicscepticalaboutsendingourarmedforcesinlargenumberstowaragain. TheFalklandscouldwellbethelastpopularwarBritainfights,andcertainlythecountry'slastimperialhurrah.…