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La guerra, vivida por numerosos argentinos como justa, protagonizada abrumadoramente por los soldados conscriptos, es inseparable del régimen que la produjo, y de allí su fuerte grado de controversia.¿Que fue realmente la guerra de Malvinas? ¿Una maniobra politica desesperada de la dictadura militar? ¿Una guerra justa malversada por quienes la impulsaron? ¿Que condiciones enfrentaron los combatientes argentinos en las islas y cuales eran sus motivos, expectativas y valores, tanto durante el conflicto como en los años posteriores? ¿Como impacto la derrota de 1982 en la transicion democratica? ¿Los excombatientes son heroes, victimas o ambas cosas a la vez? A diecisiete años de su publicacion original, este libro vuelve en una reedicion que revisita esas preguntas sin esquivar su complejidad. La guerra -vivida por muchos argentinos como una causa justa y combatida, sobre todo, por soldados conscriptos- sigue siendo inseparable del regimen que la produjo, y esa marca de origen explica gran parte de su controversia. Esas disputas sobre las memorias de una guerra, ¿que nos dicen sobre nosotros como pais? Mucho se ha escrito sobre ese breve conflicto que costo mas de seis centenares de vidas argentinas y cuyas consecuencias politicas, sociales y subjetivas aun perduran. Esta reedicion propone una sintesis clara y actualizada de esa vasta bibliografia, y ofrece un relato integral sobre la guerra, situandola en el contexto disputado en el que fue creada y narrada por primera vez: el ultimo año de la dictadura iniciada en 1976 y los primeros años de la democracia.

When the Pipers Play is a fascinating account of the bagpipe as an instrument of war, packed full of remarkable stories. Based on the author Patrick Kings award-winning films, the book combines historical research with exclusive interviews and traces the crucial role of the military piper from the Highlander at Culloden to the carnage of Waterloo and from the trenches of the Great War to the beaches of Normandy. The author reveals how the use of music in war, including drums, bugles and pipes, has for centuries controlled the battlefield. His analysis of the pipes ranges from regulating the soldiers day in camp to a role in wartime propaganda films and how the instrument remains the one primal element in the sophistication of modern warfare. The regimental piper is the real hero of this book. A must read for anyone who enjoys stories of courage and adventure.

The definitive biography of the celebrated naval hero who brought down a Prime Minister.Roger Keyes was one of the most inspiring and controversial military figures Britain produced in the twentieth century, pursuing a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.In 1918, his leadership of the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids became the stuff of legend, earning eleven Victoria Crosses and transforming him into a national hero who symbolised Britains fighting spirit.Passed over for the position of First Sea Lord due to his opposition to naval disarmament, in 1934 Keyes entered Parliament, where he campaigned fiercely against appeasement alongside Churchill. It was his decisive, fiery intervention in the 1940 Norway debate that broke the back of Neville Chamberlains government and cleared the path for Churchill to become Prime Minister.Just months later, Churchill restored him to command as the first head of Combined Operations. Keyes created and championed the Commandos, forging the elite special forces unit that terrorised Hitlers coastal defences.A hero in two world wars, Keyes was revered by the men under his command and frequently compared to Nelson, but his abrasive style also made him powerful enemies. Cutting through the controversy that surrounds his name, this definitive, warts-and-all biography aims to restore Keyes to his rightful place in British history.