Falklands Islands: timeline of tensions since the war Here is a timeline of events surrounding the Falkland Islands since 1982 By Robin Yapp And Sean O Hare and Robin Yapp 15 February 2012 • 3:17pm ...

1982 – Argentina invades the Falklands Islands on April 2 1982. Margaret Thatcher responds by dispatching an expeditionary force which forces an Argentine surrender after 10 weeks of fierce ...

What sparked the Falklands War? The Falkland Islands—an archipelago in the South Atlantic located 8,000 miles away from the British ... (See the History Press for a day-by-day timeline of the ...

The Falklands Islands are in the south Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles east of the South American mainland. About 1,800 people lived there in 1982, ... A timeline of the Falklands War ...

During the war more than 100 islanders were held at gunpoint and imprisoned in the community hall at Goose Green. They had been summoned to a meeting there by Argentine officials.

Two veterans whose paths crossed when fighting during the Falklands war have been reunited four decades later. Bill McDowell, 60, and Norman McDade, also 60, met for the first time since the 1982 ...

During the war more than 100 islanders were held at gunpoint and imprisoned in the community hall at Goose Green. They had been summoned to a meeting there by Argentine officials.

On 02nd April 1982 Argentine Forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Patrick Watts, who was Head of Falklands Radio, broadcast a marathon 11 hours non-stop description of the events as they unfolded.

3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands: No Picnic by Julian Thompson (Pen and Sword, 2007) Razor’s Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War by Hugh Bicheno (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2006) ...

The 60-year-olds met to mark the Falklands war’s 40th anniversary. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

THE Falklands War was a conflict that tragically cost the lives of over 900 military personnel and three civilians. The conflict saw British troops sent to defend South Atlantic territory from inva… ...