An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
170. The Falklands War: The Task Force Sails (Part 2)
March 29, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Michael Foote
Context:
Described as 'the pamphlet, Guilty Men, attacking the appeasers in the late 1930s' - this is Michael Foote's famous 1940 political work critiquing appeasement policy
Author: Various
Context:
Described as 'a wonderful collection of essays by Britain's writers' done 'in the imitation of one from the Spanish Civil War' - a collection featuring contributions from writers like Polly Toynbee, Margaret Drabble, Salman Rushdie, and Jilly Cooper expressing views on the Falklands War
Author: Jonathan Raban
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as 'Jonathan Rabban's book is called Sailing' (though the actual title is 'Coasting') - a travel book about sailing around the coast of Britain, with a notable passage about the author watching the task force depart and being moved to tears despite his intellectual opposition to the war