on the 1st of april. the war began at sea, a british submarine sank the argentine battleship general belgrano, on may the 2nd. two days later, the argentines struck the royal navy destroyer hms sheffield. when they landed on the islands, british troops had to walk 90 miles across rough ground, carrying 50 pound packs. a new verb entered the language, tojomp. 255 british servicemen were killed, more than 600 argentines. it now took just three more weeks to defeat an ill equipped argentine force. the troops returned to a different britain. the 1970s had been a bruising and demoralising decade of economic decline and industrial strife. a new sense of pride now swept the country. it transformed mrs thatcher s standing. she would govern for the rest of the decade and largely reshaped britain s economy and society. many of the men who fought that war live with it still. it was the defining
and i rememberwhen it came to my turn i said, if the fleet doesn t sail this government will fall , and i think that was an accurate perception of the fragility of margaret s position. it is easy to forget now how unpopular mrs thatcher had become before the falklands. the risks of going to war were huge, but british sovereignty had been violated by an act of aggression and, for her, the imperative was clear. the government has now decided that i a large task force will sail as soon . as all preparations are complete. the first ships set sail on the 1st of april. the war began at sea, a british submarine sank the argentine battleship general belgrano, on may the 2nd. two days later, the argentines struck the royal navy destroyer hms sheffield. when they landed on the islands, british troops had to walk 90 miles
the first ships set sail on the 5th of april. the war began at sea, a british submarine sank the argentine battleship general belgrano, on may the 2nd. two days later, the argentines struck the royal navy destroyer hms sheffield. when they landed on the islands, british troops had to walk 90 miles across rough ground, carrying 50 pound packs. a new verb entered the language, tojomp. 255 british servicemen were killed, more than 600 argentines. it now took just three more weeks to defeat an ill equipped argentine force. the troops returned to a different britain. the 70s had been a bruising and demoralising decade of economic decline and industrial strife. a new sense of pride now swept the country. it transformed mrs thatcher s standing. she would govern for the rest of the decade and radically reshape britain s economy and society. many of the men who fought that war live with it still.
of margaret s position. it is easy to forget now how unpopular mrs thatcher had become before the falklands. the risks of going to war were huge, but british sovereignty had been violated by an act of aggression and, for her, the imperative was clear. the government has now decided that l a large task force will sail as soon . as all preparations are complete. the first ships set sail on the 5th of april. the war began at sea, a british submarine sank the argentine battleship general belgrano, on may the 2nd. two days later, the argentines struck the royal navy destroyer hms sheffield. when they landed on the islands, british troops had to walk 90 miles across rough ground, carrying 50 pound packs. a new verb entered the language, tojomp. 255 british servicemen were killed, more than 600 argentines.