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30 Years: The Falklands War
Topic Started: Apr 2 2012, 09:14 PM (328 Views)
Basil Fawlty
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Today marks 30 years since Argentina invaded the Falklands.

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At 4.30pm on 2 April, the Governor's telex operator had this conversation with a Ministry of Defence operative in London, announcing that the islands were under Argentine control.[39]

LON (London): HELLO THERE WHAT ARE ALL THESE RUMOURS WE HEAR THIS IS LON
FK (Falklands): WE HAVE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS
LON: WHAT ABOUT INVASION RUMOURS
FK: THOSE ARE THE FRIENDS I WAS MEANING
LON: THEY HAVE LANDED
FK: ABSOLUTELY
LON: ARE YOU OPEN FOR TRAFFIC IE NORMAL TELEX SERVICE
FK: NO ORDERS ON THAT YET ONE MUST OBEY ORDERS
LON: WHOSE ORDERS
FK: THE NEW GOVERNORS
LON: ARGENTINA
FK: YES
LON: ARE THE ARGENTINIANS IN CONTROL
FK: YES YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THOUSANDS OF TROOPS PLUS ENORMOUS NAVY SUPPORT WHEN YOU ARE ONLY 1600 STRONG. STAND BY.


I wish I knew more about this "splendid little war," since all I have heard is generic bits about the timeline and the cultural impact on Britain and Thatcher's government.
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Simon Darkshade
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There is quite a lot to learn and it is indeed a very interesting campaign. I've had the privilege of knowing a few blokes who served in the war and they have some very interesting stories to tell.

I'd recommend 'An Ungentlemanly Act' as a film to see on the Argie invasion, 'The Falklands Play' on the diplomatic angle and the plethora of documentaries and shorts that are available on Youtube from British reporters.

It was a war that saw a lot of interesting events
- employment of modern anti ship missile spawning the rebirth of close in defence
- the triumph of the Sea Harrier
- the first ship to be sunk by an SSN
- longest bombing raid in history to that point
- the salvation of the RN's carrier and amphibious forces from planned cuts
- Britain showing that it would respond to aggression and could do so victoriously at the other end of the earth
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