![]() Secretary of State Alexander Haig, who burned countless gallons of jet fuel on a risible (and futile) quest to win a Nobel Prize. ![]() No one is spared appropriate snark, from the Thatcher government to an Argentine general staff who immediately got way in over their heads to U.S. ![]() This was a farcical war for worthless land, and authors Simon Jenkins and Sir Max Hastings (who had been embedded with British forces on the ground during the conflict) treat it as such.Īn Exhaustive Guide to Everything Worth Watching on Streaming The other was the Peronist dictatorship of Argentina. Of the two belligerent nations, one suffered under a right-wing government desperate to claw back popular legitimacy by waging a war of empire. If there’s such a thing as a farcical war, it took place in the Falklands in 1982. The Battle for the Falklands, by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins From stories that serve to contextualize something about this present moment to tales that you just might not have gotten to before now, our resident bibliophiles offer up 26 recommendations for your social-distancing days. ![]() And they can help us connect to others in surprising ways. They can help provide escape and enlightenment. As COVID-19 spreads and legions isolate at home to try to flatten the curve, stories are one of the salves that we can turn to. ![]()
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