Section 1. The Falklands conflict 1. Making good news 2. Fighting the war 3. The home front 4. Diplomacy Conclusion Section 2. Defence and disarmament: Peace contests 5. The propaganda war 6. Breaching the peace at Greenham Common 7. Say it with…
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