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May 6, 2022 · Episode 1 of the 3-part series "War in the Falklands." (c) BFI/HISTORY. All Rights Reserved. Shown here for non-profit, educational purposes.
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- Mike Guardia
The Falklands War took the lives of 907 people, including British and Argentine soldiers as well as Falklands civilians. In this landmark documentary broadca...
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- War Stories
The Falklands conflict was an unofficial war between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982. The territorial dispute over the Falkland Island or Islas Malvinas has always been a tough...
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Apr 3, 2012 · The Falkland Islands have been in British hands for nearly 180 years, despite lying 7,900 miles away in the South Atlantic. Argentina has repeatedly challenged Britain’s claim to sovereignty and...
On the night of the 2nd April 1982, without warning, Argentina launched the invasion of the Falklands Islands. What followed was Britain’s last solo war: the last major conflict fought over British imperial territories, the last major conflict Britain fought by itself rather than as part of a coalition.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic. Regimental historian Lieutenant Colonel Robin Hodges reflects on the role of the King’s 1st Battalion after the Falklands War.
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When Argentinian forces invaded the Falklands in April 1982, the British government responded by dispatching a task force to the Atlantic to wrest back control of the islands. The resulting war saw modern weapon systems including, cruise missiles, nuclear subs, and vertical short takeoff and landing aircraft.
