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	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		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.
		From start to finish, this undeclared war lasted 72 days, claimed nearly 1000 casualties (236 British and 655 Argentine), many of them innocent conscripts that were drafted in a hurry by the Argentine junta.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3083 words)

	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 (6590 words)

	Falklands War biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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 (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) between March and June 1982.
		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.
	falklands-war.biography.ms (8087 words)

	Review: The Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The author seems unable to decide whether she is referring to the Falklands War, or the Falklands Conflict.
		So, the Argentine forces invaded, with thousands of troops with all sorts of heavy equipment assaulting in a carefully planned attack on a handful (approx 30) of Royal Marines.
		Mental note - in a war in 1982, it might be worth arming troops with Brown Besses, for all the good guns seem to be.
	www.flin.demon.co.uk /althist/falks.htm (1734 words)

	Argentina Britain Falklands Malvinas War 1982
		Falkland Islands War, also called FALKLANDS WAR, MALVINAS WAR, or SOUTH ATLANTIC WAR a brief, undeclared war fought between Argentina and Great Britain in 1982 over the control of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and associated island dependencies.
		An elite invasion force trained in secrecy, but its timetable was shortened on March 19, when a dispute erupted on British-controlled South Georgia island (1,000 miles [1,600 km] east of the Falklands) between Argentine salvage workers and British scientists stationed there.
		On April 25, while the British task force was steaming 8,000 miles (13,000 km) to the war zone via Ascension Island, a smaller British force retook South Georgia island, in the process capturing one of Argentina's vintage diesel-electric submarines.
	www.onwar.com /aced/data/foxtrot/falkland1982.htm (803 words)

	Falkland Islands Book Shop - 1982 Falklands War
		The book provides new light on the way the Argentine forces were organized for war, the plans and reactions of the commanders, the sufferings of the soldiers and the shame and disillusionment of defeat.
		This military history of the Falklands War describes how the Task Force was assembled, within limited resources, and although 255 British servicemen lost their lives, of how victory was secured.
		A naval task force was despatched from Britain to reclaim the islands from the invading troops, and the first British fighting in the Falklands took place on 1 May 1982.
	www.falklands.info /books/conflict.html (2706 words)

	The Falkland Islands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Falkland Islands / Malvinas War - Chronicle of the Falklands / Malvinas history and war.
		The Falklands War - Memories and images of the Falklands War from an engineer who served aboard the SS Canberra.
		Consequently the Falklands, a distant and relatively unimportant group of islands were not in their focus despite their gaining independence from Spain.
	www.ability.org.uk /falklands-war.html (2165 words)

	Air & Space Power Journal: Argentine airpower in the Falklands War: an operational view - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is notable that the Argentine air units bore the brunt of the battle during the six-week war and inflicted serious damage and losses on United Kingdom (UK) forces, in contrast to the quite minor losses inflicted on those forces by the large Argentine ground force.
		The air force was outside the authority of the theater commander and reported directly to the junta, although it was supposed to coordinate its efforts with the other commands.
		However, a modern air force is an expensive proposition, and midsized and smaller nations are financially constrained and required to tailor their air forces to meet the most probable threat.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NXL/is_3_16/ai_94269861 (1506 words)

	An Introduction to the Falklands War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Falklands War was fought between April and June 1982 between Britain and Argentina over a 150 year old dispute about sovereignty over the South Atlantic Islands of East and West Falkland, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
		The main operation to recapture the Falklands was launched on 1st May and the Argentineans were attacked by naval bombardment and bombing from the air which included an RAF Vulcan refuelled 7 times from Ascension Island.
		This enabled the British forces to land unharrased on 21 May. For the next week the British dug in and were subjected to brave but misguided air attacks that destroyed and damaged warships without harming the merchant vessels building up the supplies needed to allow the ground forces to move against Stanley.
	www.freenetpages.co.uk /hp/cmackenzie/website/falklandintro.htm (719 words)

	Offensive Air Operations Of The Falklands War
		Little reference, however, is made to the ground effort as this was a conflict with two separate confrontations: the Argentine attack of the British fleet; and, the movement of the British ground force on Port Stanley.
		The air war had been intense and the low level tactics of the Argentines, pursued with the great courage and unrelenting resolve of Argentine pilots, proved to be a formidable threat to the Royal Navy.
		The British could get closer to the war with their carriers, but still had to contend with the inflexibilities associated with carrier based operations and the finite number of evolutions that could be supported by waterborne platforms.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1984/DWF.htm (17673 words)

	The Falklands War: 1982
		The Falklands War: 1982 is the definitive treatment of this amphibious war in the South Atlantic.
		The Falklands War: 1982 development team has completed work on the coding and is ready to begin post-production work.
		The war itself was a curious mixture of modern, high-tech warfare (the sinking of the H.M.S. Sheffield due to an Exocet attack) and low-tech, in your face battles that could have taken place in any conflict over the past fifty years.
	www.prosimco.com /tfw/index.htm (1235 words)

	News: Falklands War PC Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		ProSIM's War in the Falklands will allow players to examine all facets of the conflict, from amphibious operations (made manageable by their relatively small scope) to naval warfare and special forces.
		The Falklands War is an oft-neglected area of conflict in the wargaming world, in both boardgames and computer games, yet is a perfect conflict for gaming.
		Forces are manageable, and there is plenty of excitement to be had with the various facets of the conflict: special force and airborne operations, amphibious landings, air combat, the naval dimension, etc.
	www.magweb.com /tourmw/news/0401/1q16falk.htm (508 words)

	Falklands Sea War
		The war at sea began before the actual war, the Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom dispatched two submarines before the invasion and the third, H.M.S. Conqueror two days after the invasion.
		The first units of the task Force left Britain under the command of Admiral J.F.Woodward on the 5th and 6th of April, on its way south to Ascension island it was joined by a frigate and destroyer force from Gibraltar, fresh from Exercise Spring Train, they had left Gibraltar on 28th March.
		As the troops crossed the Falklands, the air attacks continued against the Task Force and the 21st May saw the Ardent sunk, followed by the Antelope on the 24th and Coventry on the 25th in the San Carlos area.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Falklands/sea-war.htm (1159 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - History Articles
		He was one of the RAF's pilots who in 1982 joined their Royal Navy counterparts in the Harriers and helicopters in the vital protective shield for the Task Force, in dogfights with Argentine pilots, and in attacking Argentine ground forces.
		As soon as the bomber/tanker force roared off the runway at Wideawake Airfield, one of the two Vulcans had to abandon the mission when its pressurisation failed, as did one of the 12 Victor refuelling tankers with a defective hose.
		After the War, the Falklands were defended by Phantom fighters, led by Wing Commander Ian Macfadyen, one of the RAF's top aerobatics display flyers.
	www.falklands.info /history/hist82article14.html (1777 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /alpha/f.html (1911 words)

	1982: AT&T Breakup, Falklands War
		The Falkland's War was the major international story.
		May 11: The formation of the United States Football League (USFL), which is to to compete with the NFL with spring/summer games, is announced.
		Prime Minister Thatcher of England is welcomed by Secretary of State Alexander Haig for a visit to the U.S. a week after the Falkland's War ended.
	www.awesome80s.com /Awesome80s/Timeline/1982 (466 words)

	Argentine Airpower in the Falklands War: An Operational View
		Resupply and reinforcement of their forces on the islands were complicated by a British naval blockade of the Falklands—enforced by three Royal Navy nuclear attack submarines.
		However, the small transport force and the one short airfield drastically restricted the equipment that could be sent with the troops to the islands.
		The British task force, under the command of Adm John Woodward, was built around two light carriers (Her Majesty’s Ship [HMS] Hermes and HMS Invincible), over 20 destroyers and frigates, and a host of troopships and support vessels carrying a British brigade with full equipment.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/corum.html (9649 words)

	Argentine Defences on the Falklands - Falklands War 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Argentine Defences on the Falklands - Falklands War 1982
		By the time Britain is ready to land, Argentine forces are well established on the islands.
		Following is a summary of the main ground forces and supporting aircraft.
	freespace.virgin.net /gordon.smith4/F26argdefences.htm (216 words)

	Falklands War, 1982
		Falkland Islands War, 1982, by Ralph Zuljan (On War.Com)
		Battles of the Falklands Islands War, 1982, by Gordon Smith (Naval History.Net).
		Falklands Conflict, the View from Plymouth, by Steve Johnson.
	www.regiments.org /wars/20thcent/82falkis.htm (373 words)

	1 (British) Armoured Division
		The Force Maintenance Area (FMA) whose duty it was to provide combat support and combat service support to British ground forces was also enlarged to provide Corps level support.
		Light Armoured Division performing a massive envelopment with a ground assault and heliborne forces blocking the Euphrates River valley to (a) prevent Iraqi reinforcements entering the Kuwaiti Theatre of Operations, (b) prevent the escape of Iraqi forces in Kuwait, thus securing the Coalition’s left flank.
		VII Corp in the middle was the armoured fist which was to fix and destroy the bulk of the Iraqi forces retreating from Kuwait, especially it was hoped the Republican Guard.
	orbat.com /site/history/historical/uk/gulforbat1990.html (1442 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| The battle over the Falklands
		The long running dispute between Britain and Argentina over the ownership of the Falkland Islands has its origins in the founding of an Argentine settlement on the islands in 1826.
		Before it is ratified, British submarine HMS Conqueror torpedoes the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano 30 miles outside the war zone.
		The 200-mile exclusion zone is replaced by a Falklands Protection Zone of 150 miles.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/199850.stm (932 words)

	Goose Green, 2 Para in Falklands War 1982
		However by the time of the surrender, and after allowance is made for the nearly 50 killed (not the originally reported 250), there are over 1,000 POW's including the 12th Inf Regt and a Coy from the 25th.
		With their approaches mined, the infantry are in well-prepared defensive positions, especially between Boca House and Darwin half way down the isthmus, and for support can call on 105mm artillery, AA guns later in the ground defence role, and attack aircraft from Stanley.
		The first attack by Falkland's based aircraft took place earlier when a Grupo 3 Pucara was hit, probably by a Blowpipe SAM, but limped back to Stanley.
	www.naval-history.net /F48goosegreen.htm (950 words)

	Argentine ground forces in the Falklands War information - Search.com
		This is a list of the ground forces from Argentina that took part in the Falklands War.
		For a list of ground forces from the United Kingdom, see British ground forces in the Falklands War.
		The Battle For The Falklands, Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins, ISBN 0330352849
	www.search.com /reference/Argentine_ground_forces_in_the_Falklands_War (145 words)

	Argentine Foreign Relations - NCBuy Country Reference for Argentina
		In recent years, Argentina has had a strong partnership with the United States in support of UN peacekeeping.
		Argentina was the only Latin American country to participate in the Gulf war and all phases of the Haiti operation.
		However, Argentina was reluctant to contribute troops to the Coalition forces in Iraq in 2003, and raised diplomatic relations with Cuba back to Ambassadorial status in 2003.
	www.ncbuy.com /reference/country/backgrounds.html?code=ar&sec=backforeignrelations (273 words)

	Armed Forces of the World RE:The Falklands War (1982)- the unexploded bomb mystery StrategyPage.com
		Argentine aircraft were forced by UK air defenses into an ultra low-level approach and few attempted to climb to the proper bomb release height unless the targets were almost undefended.
		The Argentine air force confirm losing 102 aircraft at the end of the conflict.
		Histocrit 12/15/2003 8:37:30 PM The Falklands War - and to be fair to the French
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/30-7057.asp (1035 words)

	SAMA(82) - The Association for all holders of the South Atlantic Medal for Service during the Falklands War in 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		SBS and SAS patrols land on the Falklands.
		HMS Ardent abandoned after fierce air attack on British invasion force in Falkland Sound.
		RAF Harrier damaged by ground fire during attack on Stanley, ditches at sea, pilot rescued.
	www.sama82.org /1982/may/index.htm (1162 words)

	Falklands Task Force South (Falklands War)
		In the spring of 1982, Argentina's surprise seizure of the Falkland Islands touched off a brief armed clash with Britain.
		A Royal Navy task force dueled attacking warplanes for weeks while supporting a landing force of paratroopers, Royal Marines, infantry and armor that finally forced the capitulation of Argentina's garrison.
		Remarkable film of some of the world's most advanced weaponry in action is well balanced by the human drama of men at war, represented by interviews in the field with British soldiers who describe their experiences and sentiments.
	www.ihffilm.com /364.html (177 words)

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