Anyone who witnessed the repatriation of British forces from the Falkland’s War in 1982 could not have ... DNA identification and its ability to name the dead after so long is clever science ...
A total of 649 Argentines, and 255 British troops, died during the Falklands War in 1982. The ICRC said it hoped to be able to give answers to most of the relatives of those killed in the conflict.
A shocking little-known toll of the Falklands War is revealed today, 20 years on. More veterans have taken their own lives since the South Atlantic conflict ended than the number of Servicemen ...
"We had a number of casualties ... The fighting, once they reached the Falklands, reminded them of scenes from World War One he recalled, sheltering in trenches using bayonets.
At least six people were dead and seven others missing after a ... according to a spokesperson for the government of the Falklands, a British overseas territory. The search efforts were restarted ...
Jewish soldiers will be recognized for their service during the Falklands War and the anti-Semitism they suffered will be acknowledged. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Jewish soldiers will be ...
Whatever your opinion on the moral rights and wrongs of the Falklands War, it is inescapably one of the most significant historical events of the 1980s. When Argentinian dictator General Galtieri ...
2, ordered the occupation of the Falklands. The British government under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded by ordering a task force to retake the islands, triggering a 72-day war that ...
In the end, Nott’s visit to the Falklands passed off without incident. Defeat in the 74-day war spelled the beginning of the end for the military junta in Buenos Aires which had launched the ...