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Falkland Islands War — April 2-June
14, 1982
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The Falkland Islands War -
Map: BBC
Who Fought?
Argentina vs. Great Britain
Great Britain, under the iron leadership
of Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher, won.
Here's a prophetic Time magazine cover from 1979:
TIME MAGAZINE
MAY 14, 1979 |
How many people lost their lives?
Argentina: about
750 people;
Great Britain: 256 people.
Trivia
By the way, Argentina planned to blow up a warship in Gibraltar
during the Falklands War, or so the Independent reported on April 04,
2007.
Maps of the Falkland
Islands War
Falkland
Islands
Falkland Islands 1982. Distances from air
bases. Opening events.
Falkland Islands 1982. Campaign Movements.
More about the
Falkland Islands here.
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