The biography presents an argument, endorsed by Michael Clapp, that British victory was far from inevitable. Waiting until 1983 could have allowed planned British carrier reductions to weaken the force available for reconquest. Waiting only until the originally proposed mid-May 1982 date would instead have narrowed the weather window for a British response. Better cooperation among Argentina's armed services is offered as another route to a different outcome. These are counterfactual judgments about timing and joint operations, while the campaign that actually occurred remained a close contest.
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How invasion timing and Argentine coordination could change the Falklands campaign
Clapp agrees with a counterfactual assessment that later invasion timing or better Argentine interservice cooperation could have prevented British reconquest.