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Topic: Background to the Falklands War

	Falklands War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982.
		The war has played an important role in the culture of both countries, and has been the subject of several books, movies, and songs, although due to the low number of casualties on both sides it is not seen as a truly major event in the individual history of either country.
		The invasion of the populated areas of the Falkland Islands was preceded by the invasion of South Georgia, located 1,390 kilometres east of the Falklands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falklands_War (6591 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Malvinas War
		In Argentina, the conclusion of the war led to the downfall of the military junta.
		Falkland Islands Governor Rex Hunt was informed by the British Government of a possible Argentine invasion on 31 March.
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Malvinas-War (5797 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Operation Black Buck
		During the Falklands War, Operations Black Buck 1 to Black Buck 6 were a series of six extremely long-range bombing attacks by Royal Air Force Vulcan bombers against Argentine positions in the Falkland Islands.
		During the 3rd June mission, the Vulcan sustained damage to its air refuelling probe and was forced to land at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where the aircraft was impounded until the 11th June, and the remaining Shrike missile was confiscated, This Vulcan was captained by Squadron Leader Neil McDougall.
		Background The Falklands consist of two main and many smaller islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Operation-Black-Buck (1451 words)

	Falklands War -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Falklands consist of two large and many small (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) islands in the (Click link for more info and facts about South Atlantic Ocean) South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina, whose ownership had long been disputed.
		British diplomacy centred on arguing that the Falkland Islanders were entitled to use the (An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security) UN principle of self-determination and an apparent willingness to compromise.
		The war was a massive boost to the popularity of Margaret Thatcher and played a role in ensuring her (Click link for more info and facts about re-election in 1983) re-election in 1983.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fa/Falklands_War.htm (5765 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		Argentina based its claim to the Falklands on papal bulls of 1493 modified by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), by which Spain and Portugal had divided the New World between themselves; on succession from Spain; on the islands' proximity to South America; and on the need to end a colonial situation.
		Background: Argentina is in deep economic trouble; Throughout 1981, inflation sky-rockets to over 600%, GDP is down 11.4%, manufacturing output is down 22.9%, and real wages by 19.2% [Rock: p 375-378].
		From a political point of view, the war helped the reelection of Margaret Thatcher (who was losing popularity before the conflict started) and brought down Leopoldo Galtieri who was quick to resign afterwards, paving the road to the restoration of democracy in Argentina.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3083 words)

	Background Info \| Falkland Islands Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		English is both the official language and the language of preference in the Falkland Islands, as the populace is almost universally of British descent.
		Because of the islands isolation and small population, most Falklanders are skilled at doing everything they need to survive, supplementing seasonal work like peat cutting and sheep shearing with their own mechanical and agricultural projects.
		Falklanders are also exceptionally hospitable, often welcoming visitors into their homes for a 'smoko,' the traditional midmorning tea or coffee break.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/south-america/falkland-islands/essential?a=culture (932 words)

	Falklands War - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Falklands War (in Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas, or the Malvinas War) was a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands between March and June 1982.
		The attack was pre-empted by the 'invasion' of the island of South Georgia (800 miles east of the Falklands) on March 19, 1982 by a group of patriotic Argentinian civilians.
		Politically, the war was a massive boost to the popularity of Margaret Thatcher and played a role in ensuring her re-election in 1983, although several members of her government resigned, including John Nott, the former defence minister.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Falklands_War (2843 words)

	::The Falkland Islands - a background::
		Even Defence Secretary John Nott later recounted that he had to use the globe in his office at the Defence Ministry to remind him where the Falkland Islands were and was very concerned at the sheer distance involved with regards to a military campaign to reclaim them.
		The capital, Port Stanley, is on East Falkland on the eastern coast.
		In 1976, Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister, was warned that Argentina was sabre rattling with regards to the Falklands.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /background_falkland_islands.htm (448 words)

	Falklands Network - Falklands war of the penguins
		The Falklands are made up of more than 700 islands, with a total land area of 12,000 square kilometres, but they have a human population of less than 4,000 people (2,500 civilians and 1,500 military personnel).
		The Falklands may seem an unlikely destination for ecotourism, but in fact they receive more than 30,000 tourists per year, and the numbers are growing.
		In the Falklands the impacts of tourism will continue to be monitored to ensure that this situation continues as we move into the 21st Century.
	www.falklands.net /Newsletter3.shtml (2221 words)

	Falklands Battle compilation
		The invasion of the populated areas of the Falkland Islands was pre-empted by the invasion of South Georgia, located 1,390 kilometres east of the Falklands.
		The Battle of Wireless Ridge was an engagement of the Falklands War which took place on the night of 13 June and 14 June 1982, between British and Argentinian forces during the advance towards the Argentinian occupied capital of the Falklands Port Stanley.
		As the fighting was coming to a close the Falklands Islanders on the eastern edge of Port Stanley were in imminent danger of being shot at by a platoon of a 3rd Infantry Regiment company as the conscripts and regulars steeled themselves for the final house-to-house battle near Government House.
	fs.huntingdon.edu /jlewis/syl/IRcomp/303-321Falklands82WarWiki.htm (14963 words)

	Coronel and the Falklands
		He presents both World War 1 sea battles with precision, reviewing German and British battle prep, each side's tactical advantages, and how the winner won the encounter.
		Then the reprisal battle at the Falklands where the Germans lost their two heavy cruisers and two light cruisers.
		There is enough technical background on these issues to inform the reader but not to the point of becoming hard to read.
	www.8notes.com /books/detpage.asp?asin=1841580457&field-keywords=Couperin&schMod=music&type=&sb=s (508 words)

	Falklands War : Falklands Conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Falklands War (in Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands between March and June 1982.
		In Argentina, the conclusion of the war led to the downfall of the military junta and the restoration of a system of democracy.
		In the 16th Century, the French were first to establish a claim by right of occupation, only to be expelled by Spain, which then ceded the Falklands to England.
	www.eurofreehost.com /fa/Falklands_Conflict.html (280 words)

	Operation Corporate - Falklands War
		Although the population of the islands wished to remain British, Argentina by virtue of their geographical proximity, and on the basis of inherited claims from the Spanish colonial era.
		Argentina's ruling military junta, led by defacto President, Leopoldo Galtieri, interpreted the lack of a strong immediate British reaction, together with planned British naval cut-backs, as a loss of interest in, and willingness to, defend the islands.
		In early April, Argentina invaded the Falklands, overwhelming the tiny British garrison.
	www.operationcorporate.com (202 words)

	Obituaries
		He was already established as a presenter and announcer when war broke out and in 1942 he joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman, a modest position for someone who wore the white ribbon of the Polar Medal, awarded for his services on the British Graham Land Expedition.
		In 1943 he was commissioned in the RNVR and spent the rest of the war on a trawler in the Western Approaches, an appointment that he felt did not make best use of either his background or his experience.
		After the war, Hill spent a year as a River Clyde pilot, before joining the staff of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, with which he spent the rest of his career until his retirement in 1972 as the port manager.
	www.antarctic-circle.org /obituaries.htm (3939 words)

	Falklands War, 1982
		The blockade of the Falklands and a whole series of air strikes against local Argentinean installations were initiated on the early morning of 1 May 1982, after negotiations failed.
		The "main battery" of the Royal Navy at Falklands: Type 22-class frigate HMS Broadsword as seen from the bridge of HMS Hermes, on which deck two Sea Harriers are readied for a mission.
		It is often claimed that Falklands were the first war in which the weapon was brought to bear, but this was not the case, as Iraqis started using Exocets against Iranians already in autumn 1981.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_158.shtml (2902 words)

	IBRU - Boundary resources
		Background to the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia by Mebrat Tzehaie (pro-Eritrea)
		The Falklands-Malvinas Forum seeks to improve communications between Argentina, the Falkland Islands and the United Kingdom, by facilitating the discussion of important issues that will shape their common future into the next century.
		The Falkland Islands Conflict 1982 by C.P. Valentine.
	www-ibru.dur.ac.uk /resources/links.html (2532 words)

	WWW-VL: History: Military History
		The Corinthian War and the King's Peace 395-386 B.C. The Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC.
		Nestor Makhno and the Russian Civil war in the Eastern Ukraine
		Cruiser Scout: Recollections of War in the Pacific
	vlib.iue.it /history/mil (1944 words)

	Alexander Fax Booksellers - Specialist new and used booksellers - Australian military history specialists
		This account of the Falklands conflict covers Britain's failure to react to the warning signals; the widely divergent ambitions of the Argentinian leadership and how it lost control of events; the du...
		Tinkers ship, Glamorgan, was the first to go into action on the Falklands and was in the thick of the fighting until the fatal Exocet attack on 12 June 1982.
		Tinker's letters, as well as being critical of the origins of the Falklands conflict and the manner in which it was conducted, offer a humourous, sympathetic and shrewd record of ship board life.
	www.booksandcollectibles.com.au /esearch.php3?restrict2=29&type=SUB&search_string=falklands (789 words)

	Operation Black Buck - Vulcan bomber raids during the Falklands War
		Operation Black Buck was a series of RAF air attacks on Port Stanley during the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina.
		A total of five Black Buck missions were successfully carried out (out of seven planned) during the war, and they were successful in forcing Argentina to withdraw fast jets (including Mirage IIIs) from the Falklands and back to the mainland.
		Additionally, a number of Argentine radar installations were destroyed by the missions, and Argentine facilities were bombed in the fifth and final mission.
	www.operationblackbuck.com (166 words)

	Falklands War : Falkland Islands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816 and moved to occupy the Falklands (Islas Malvinas) in 1820, but that settlement did not endure and the Argentinian claim similarly fell into abeyance.
		Finally, in 1833 the islands were settled by the British.
		It uses material from the wikipedia article Falklands War : Falkland Islands War.
	www.eurofreehost.com /fa/Falkland_Islands_War.html (285 words)

	Background to the Falklands War
		The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic about 300 miles (480 kilometres) from the coast of Argentina.
		The islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, but have long been claimed by Argentina.
		In 1982, the long-running dispute over sovereignty of the Falklands (as well as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) came to a head, eventually leading to the Falklands War.
	www.operationcorporate.com /p1_background.php (148 words)

	War in the Falklands, 1982 (Uncovered Editions) Only £5.59 , Paperback, Tim Coates,. From Scifind, The Science Fiction ...
		War in the Falklands, 1982 (Uncovered Editions) Only £5.59, Paperback, Tim Coates,.
		This is the most interesting section of the book, covering as it does the background to the conflict in much more detail than other sources.
		The official report into the Falklands Campaign follows - this is of less interest as it is a very brief overview of the major actions of the conflict, going into very little detail.
	www.scifind.co.uk /details-0117024589.html (197 words)

	Falklands war 1982
		Given the 20th anniversary of this war and the lack of any figures (at the moment...) this is one of the few areas that is still open to creation.
		It was called The Falkands War - From Invasion to Victory and was published by Marshall Cavendish, a lot of the illustrations though will be familiar from the Osprey series of books, in fact I think people like Kevin Lyles did some of the artworks.
		Anyway the image represented is a Paratrooper from the latter stage of the war.
	members.fortunecity.com /robertodoherty/falklands.htm (304 words)

	Falklands War Poetry
		I returned to Aldershot and joined the Parachute contingent of 4th Field Regiment Royal Artillery and was attached initially to B Company of the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment as a member of the Forward Observation Party (as a signaller directing artillery fire).
		It is said that war is made with long periods of boredom interspersed with frantic bursts of activity.
		After wars, people are also pigeon-holed as from the enemy gang.
	www.warpoetry.co.uk /Falklands.htm (1101 words)

	Unite Kingdom - 1982 War
		The Falklands Campaign: a Digest of the Debates in the House of Commons 2 April to 15 June 1982
		Falkland Islands: Invasions by Argentina - Background to crisis - Dispatch of British task force to South Atlantic - British and European Community sanctions against Argentina - Haig peace initiative - Military developments in South Atlantic - Repossession of south Georgia by British forces.
		The fight for the 'Malvinas':The Argentine forces in the Falklands War.
	www.falklands-malvinas.com /uk-war.htm (462 words)

	Blair risks humiliating defeat as opponents demand Iraq inquiry - Independent Online Edition > UK Politics
		The Tories, Liberal Democrats and as many as 40 Labour rebels are threatening to support a nationalist demand for a parliamentary examination of the war and its aftermath.
		David Cameron turned up the pressure on the Prime Minister by warning that the Tories were ready to vote against the Government unless it bowed to demands for an inquiry.
		He wants the Government to set up an investigation similar to the Franks inquiry that examined the background to the Falklands War in 1982.
	news.independent.co.uk /uk/politics/article1943321.ece (779 words)

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