On this day, 19th March, in 1982, Argentinian scrap metal merchants landed on the island of South Georgia in the Falkland Islands and raised the Argentine flag. From a UK perspective they had no business doing that as the Falkland Islands were a British self-governing British Overseas Territory. The islands are populated by people who are British and want to remain British.
To counter this "invasion" Margaret Thatcher, our Iron Lady, raised a military task force and sent it all the way to the Falkland Islands. After a short, but bloody, campaign the islands were retaken by the British. According to Wikipedia, 255 British and 649 Argentine soldiers, sailors and airmen died.
To this day there is significant tension between Britain and Argentine over sovereignty. Britain now maintains a large military force on the island to protect its claim.
If you really want "chapter and verse" you can find it here
There is a recent film about our железная леди starring Meryl Streep. It has just been released in Moscow and is showing in many cinemas around the capital. I think it is being shown in English with Russian subtitles. Might well be a useful language learning experience.
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To counter this "invasion" Margaret Thatcher, our Iron Lady, raised a military task force and sent it all the way to the Falkland Islands. After a short, but bloody, campaign the islands were retaken by the British. According to Wikipedia, 255 British and 649 Argentine soldiers, sailors and airmen died.
To this day there is significant tension between Britain and Argentine over sovereignty. Britain now maintains a large military force on the island to protect its claim.
If you really want "chapter and verse" you can find it here
There is a recent film about our железная леди starring Meryl Streep. It has just been released in Moscow and is showing in many cinemas around the capital. I think it is being shown in English with Russian subtitles. Might well be a useful language learning experience.
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