TY - JOUR
T1 - How 'cod war' came
T2 - The origins of the Anglo-Icelandic fisheries dispute, 1958-61
AU - Jóhannesson, Gudni Thorlacius
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This article describes the origins of the first 'cod war' between Britain and Iceland in 1958-61. First, it examines the underlying factors which made it very likely that a fishing dispute of some kind would break out between the two countries. Second, it describes the actual events of 1958, when the Icelanders extended their fishing limits to twelve nautical miles and the Royal Navy was sent to protect British trawlers from harassment by Icelandic gunboats. The article is based on archival sources in Britain, Iceland, the United States, Canada, Norway and Denmark.
AB - This article describes the origins of the first 'cod war' between Britain and Iceland in 1958-61. First, it examines the underlying factors which made it very likely that a fishing dispute of some kind would break out between the two countries. Second, it describes the actual events of 1958, when the Icelanders extended their fishing limits to twelve nautical miles and the Royal Navy was sent to protect British trawlers from harassment by Icelandic gunboats. The article is based on archival sources in Britain, Iceland, the United States, Canada, Norway and Denmark.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/40949158270
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2004.00222.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2004.00222.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-3471
VL - 77
SP - 543
EP - 574
JO - Historical Research
JF - Historical Research
IS - 198
ER -