An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
172. The Falklands War: Afterlife (Part 4)
April 04, 2022
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Books Referenced
Author: Malcolm Pryce
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Dominic recommends this as the first in a series of noir fiction books set in Aberystwyth, Wales, in a parallel universe where Wales had a colony where Argentina was Welsh. Mentioned during a tangent about Welsh colonization.
Author: Malcolm Pryce
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Mentioned as another book in Malcolm Price's series of noir fiction set in Aberystwyth, Wales.
Author: Jonathan Raban
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Described as 'this brilliant book about sailing around the coast of Britain' by a 'brilliant travel writer.' Referenced when discussing how the Falkland Islanders looked like Britons from the 1950s.
Author: Anthony Barnett
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The speaker mentions Anthony Barnett wrote 'a really good, I can't remember if it was an essay or a book, in the immediate aftermath of the Falklands War' about what he calls 'Churchillism' - the nostalgia for the summer of 1940 and Britain's self-image. Barnett is identified as a Remainer and husband of Byzantine historian Judith Herrin.