The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent...
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Falklands War 1982 — British ships lost & damaged. Signals of War, The Falklands Conflict of 1982 (1990), Lawrence Freedman. John Pike. "The Falkland...
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These are some of the key weapons of the Falklands War used by both sides. Two Argentine Naval Aviation Dassault Super Étendard strike fighters, the primary...
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United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. For a list of naval forces from Argentina...
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(12,000 km2), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance...
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Fleet (1987) are two examples of Falklands-related games. A number of fictional works were set during the Falklands War, including in Stephen King's novella...
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precipitating the Falklands War. Falkland Islanders overwhelmingly prefer to remain British. Following the British victory in the Falklands War, they were granted...
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The aftermath of the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina affected world geopolitics, the local political culture in Argentina...
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naval forces in the Falklands War. For a list of naval forces from the United Kingdom, see British naval forces in the Falklands War. The Argentine Navy...
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of the British air services in the Falklands War. The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft used in the war, the numbers in brackets are the number...
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by the United Kingdom during the Falklands War amounted to a divisional sized formation, named as Land Forces Falkland Islands, consisting of two brigades:...
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consider using its nuclear weapons against Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War. The United Kingdom had ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco which established...
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leading to the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas in Spanish) between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands and South...
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RAF Mount Pleasant (redirect from Falklands Air Base)
of British efforts to strengthen the defence of the Falkland Islands following the Falklands War. It remains the newest purpose-built RAF station and...
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Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). For a list of ground forces from the United Kingdom, see British ground forces in the Falklands War....
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Exocet (category Cold War anti-ship missiles of France)
and the Falklands War, 1982. Chatham. pp. 160–185. ISBN 1-86176-197-X. Inskip, Ian (2002). Ordeal by Exocet: HMS Glamorgan and the Falklands War. Chatham...
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The last stage of the Falklands War was the surrender of the Argentine Governor at Port Stanley. At 21:00 on 14 June 1982, the commander of the Argentine...
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"symbolic revenge" for the United Kingdom's victory over Argentina in the Falklands War four years earlier. Six minutes into the second half of the game, Maradona...
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the Falklands Battle Group Commander. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-637841-2. OCLC 851714389. Privratsky, Kenneth (16 March 2016). Falklands 1982:...
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30th anniversary of the Falklands war and the decision of the Falkland Islands government to start oil exploration in Falklands territorial waters. This...
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FIM-92 Stinger (category Cold War surface-to-air missiles of the United States)
Books. "Britain's Small Wars". Archived from the original on 7 November 2009 – via Facebook. "San Carlos Air Battles - Falklands War 1982". naval-history...
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in Fox, Robert Eyewitness Falklands: A personal account of the Falklands campaign, 1982, p309. The Toponymy of the Falkland Islands as recorded on Maps...
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Naval tactics (section The Falklands War)
no major naval conflict since World War II, apart from the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971 and the Falklands War, many of these doctrines reflect scenarios...
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forces on 2 April 1982, to capture the Falkland Islands, and served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings...
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would not have taken the ships near the Falklands. Destefani also attributes an early visit to the Falklands by an unknown Spanish ship, although Destefani's...
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British standards. Following the Falklands War in 1982, Lord Shackleton published a report on the economy of the Falkland Islands which recommended many...
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Invincible-class aircraft carrier (category Cold War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom)
locations, including the South Atlantic during the Falklands War, the Adriatic during the Bosnian War, and in the Middle East for the 2003 Invasion of Iraq...
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British Aerospace Sea Harrier (section Falklands War)
centred around the aircraft carriers. The Sea Harrier served in the Falklands War and the Balkans conflicts; on all occasions it mainly operated from...
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FMA IA 58 Pucará (section 1982 Falklands war)
operationally required. The type saw action during the Falklands War and the Sri Lankan Civil War. In August 1966 the Argentine state aircraft factory,...
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Falkland. The Lessons of Modern War: The Afghan and Falklands conflicts, Anthony H. Cordesman, p. 257, Westview Press, 1990 Memories of the Falklands...
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