Comprehensive History of the Falkland Islands by Dr Graham Pascoe Now Available — MercoPress

A comprehensive history of the Falkland Islands by Dr Graham Pascoe is now available

Volume 3 (1852-1982): 732 pages, with maps, tables, 229 illustrations in color and black-and-white.

The Falkland Saga is a four-volume A4 account of the history and legal status of the Falkland Islands, with illustrations, population and shipping tables, and a compilation of hundreds of historical and legal documents in English and, where different, in their original languages, including Spanish, French, German, Latin or Dutch. The books are fully annotated: each volume contains more than 2,500 footnotes, a glossary, an appendix and a bibliography.

“…This is a book of profound scholarship, rigorous analysis and sound judgement. It will set a new standard for serious historical research on the Falkland Islands.” (David Tatham, former Governor of the Falkland Islands, Falklands Journal, 2022)

Kindle edition £19.99 per volume; print-on-demand paperback £79.99 per volume plus postage, e.g. Relationship Or here Amazonor other online stores and bookstores. Prices may vary.

Volume 1 (from the beginning to 1831): 731 pages, maps, tables, 111 illustrations in color and black and white. ISBN 978-1-80381-687-6; e-book ISBN 978-1-80381-688-3. Geography, climate, landscape, wildlife; Probable discovery by the Portuguese, 1518/19; Refutation of myths of discovery by the Chinese, Vespucci, or Magellan; Early sightings; French at Port Louis, 1764; British at Port Egmont, 1766; First Falklands Crisis: Spanish substitution for French, 1767; Anglo-Spanish dispute; Anglo-Spanish Agreement, 1771: each side agrees to tolerate the other’s presence in the Falklands; Nootka Sound Treaty extends British rights, 1790; Spanish withdrawal; Beginning of the Troubled Years, 1811; Failed Argentine expedition of 1824; Louis Vernet’s five years in the Falklands (1826-31).

Volume 2 (1831-1855): 767 pages, with maps, tables, 80 color and black-and-white illustrations. ISBN 978-1-80381-689-0; e-book ISBN 978-1-80381-690-6. Second Falklands Crisis: Vernet seizes U.S. ships and evacuates islands; U.S. evacuates half the population; 12-year diplomatic rupture between Argentina and the U.S.; Argentina sends in garrison troops; Murder at Port Louis, I: Argentine governor killed by own troops; Britain reasserts sovereignty, expels Argentine garrison but allows civilians to stay; Charles Darwin’s first visit, 1833; Argentine protests begin; Murder at Port Louis, II: Antonio Rivero murders Argentine delegates; Darwin’s second visit, 1834; Argentine protests end; 1850, years of trouble end; Treaty of Peace ends Argentine claim to the Falklands.

Volume 3 (1852-1982): 732 pages, maps, tables, 229 illustrations in color and black and white. ISBN 978-1-80381-691-3; e-book ISBN 978-1-80381-692-0. Vernet in Europe; Patagonian Mission; Argentina confirms its consent to British possession of the Falkland Islands; West Falkland is inhabited; Argentine sovereignty over the Islands finally ends; World War I: Battle of the Falklands, 1914; First evacuation of children from the islands; World War II: Battle of the Rio de la Plata, 1939; Second evacuation of children, 1942; British arbitration between Argentina and Chile, 1899-1902 and 1964-6; “Argentine amateur invasions”, 1964, 1966, 1968; Six Argentine coups d’état; Connection between Heligoland and the Chagos Archipelago; Third Falklands Crisis: Landing of the invaders, April 1, 1982.

Volume 4: 1982 to present (forthcoming). The Third Falklands Crisis: Falklands War, 2 April-14 June 1982: Invasion, with full transcript of the “invasion call”; Third evacuation of the Stanley children to other settlements on the islands; Occupation: Life under Argentine occupation; Fruitless diplomatic negotiations; British task force; Liberation: British troops arrive; Fighting; Argentine surrender; Aftermath; Present and future; International law; UN resolutions; Legal status of the Falklands; ICJ decisions on Kuwait and Kosovo; UN Resolution 2625: Falkland Islanders have territorial sovereignty and full external right to self-determination – The Falklands are not part of Argentina.

Volume 5: Indexes to Volumes 1-4 (forthcoming). Will contain a cumulative index and cumulative bibliography for Volumes 1-4, and a cumulative list of errata and corrigenda for all volumes, if any.