An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

172. The Falklands War: Afterlife (Part 4)

April 04, 2022

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In the final part of our Falklands series, Tom and Dominic discuss the legacy of the war in both the UK and Argentina, and debate whether the nostalgic sentiment stirred by Britain’s victory laid...
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Books Referenced

Aberystwyth, Mon Amour

Author: Malcolm Pryce

Context:

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.

Last Tango in Aberystwyth

Author: Malcolm Pryce

Context:

Mentioned as another book in Malcolm Price's series of noir fiction set in Aberystwyth, Wales.

Coasting

Author: Jonathan Raban

Context:

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.

Iron Britannia

Author: Anthony Barnett

Context:

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.