Falklands War

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Briley, Harold (9 April 1997). "Obituary: Captain Nicholas Barker". The Independent. UK. p.16. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012 . Retrieved 2 March 2011. Combat broke out between Sea Harrier FRS Mk 1 fighters of No. 801 Naval Air Squadron and Mirage III fighters of Grupo 8. Both sides refused to fight at the other's best altitude, until two Mirages finally descended to engage. One was shot down by an AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile (AAM), while the other escaped but was damaged and without enough fuel to return to its mainland airbase. The plane made for Stanley, where it fell victim to friendly fire from the Argentine defenders. [87] Freedman, "two journalists on Invincible were interested in no issue other than what Prince Andrew, a helicopter pilot as well as the Queen's son, was up to". The British Army and the Falklands War". National Army Museum. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021 . Retrieved 14 May 2021.

Brazil helped Soviet support operation for Argentina during the Falklands conflict". MercoPress. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012 . Retrieved 6 June 2012. Ponting, Clive (1985). The right to know: The inside story of the Belgrano affair. Sphere. ISBN 978-0-7221-6944-5. The race to regain Thule". Navy News p.21. July 1982. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020 . Retrieved 10 July 2017.

Albon, Christopher (29 June 2011). "The Red Cross Box". U.S. Naval Institute Blog. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021 . Retrieved 5 November 2021. a b Freedman 2005b, pp.21–22: "day-to-day oversight was to be provided by... which came to be known as the War Cabinet. This became the critical instrument of crisis management" No. 48999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1982. pp.7421–7422. Decorations specifically for the defence of South Georgia The best trained units of the Argentine army, the 6th and 8th Mountain Brigades and the 11th Cold Weather Brigade were left behind to guard the frontier with Chile." Pradeep Barua, p. 152, The Military Effectiveness of Post-Colonial States, BRILL, 2013

When Britain Went to War". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 . Retrieved 7 February 2010.Armada de la República Argentina ( Navy) – 341 (including 321 in ARA General Belgrano and 4 naval aviators) In November 2020, it was declared that the Falkland Islands were now free of all landmines. A celebration of the event took place on the weekend of 14 November where the final landmine was detonated. [265] Press and publicity [ edit ] Argentina [ edit ] Gente 's "Estamos ganando" headline ("We're winning")

The Sierra Leonean government allowed British task force ships to refuel at Freetown. [226] The Gambia [ edit ] By opting for military action, the Galtieri government hoped to mobilise the long-standing patriotic feelings of Argentines towards the islands, diverting public attention from the chronic economic problems and the ongoing human rights violations of its Dirty War, [22] bolstering the junta's dwindling legitimacy. The newspaper La Prensa speculated on a step-by-step plan beginning with cutting off supplies to the islands, ending in direct actions late in 1982, if the UN talks were fruitless. [23] rewards readers with a highly readable yet harrowing account, rife with defeat, disappointment, tragSciaroni, Mariano & Gibson, Chris (2023). "The Vulcans are Coming! Argentina's Mainland Air Defences, Falklands 1982". The Aviation Historian (44): 78–86. ISSN 2051-1930. Jonson, Nicholas L. (1 March 1983). "Soviet Strides in Space". Air Force Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021 . Retrieved 5 November 2021. Tinker, David (1982). A message from the Falklands: The life and gallant death of David Tinker: From his letters and poems. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-006778-1. Fuerza Aérea Argentina". Fuerzaaerea.mil.ar. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009 . Retrieved 7 February 2010. Stefanie Hauk. "Between censorship and rude sensationalism – Falkland and "the information war" " (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2013 . Retrieved 9 February 2011.