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SAS Revisited WWII Roots in Daring Raid During Falklands Islands War

The elite SAS went back to their World War II roots on a daring 1980s mission to protect the British fleet

The green list guide to holidays in Falklands: when to visit and what to do

The far-flung Falklands are strangely beautiful Credit: Getty Distant, windswept, and virtually treeless, the Falkland Islands are not high on many people’s travel wish-lists. 8,000 miles across the South Atlantic, they’re a vestige of empire whose kinship with Britain still inspires murmurs of resentment from next-door Argentina. And this is undoubtedly one of the things that makes them so fascinating.  Visiting the Falklands is to be plunged back into a conflict that still haunts its people. But the Falklands are also strangely beautiful: it’s a country the size of Wales with a human population of barely 3,000, extraordinary bird life, marine mammals, and vast craggy landscapes

The British Army and the Falklands War – Soldier of Fortune Magazine

The British Army and the Falklands War ‘The significance of the Falklands War was enormous, both for Britain’s self-confidence and for our standing in the world. Since the Suez fiasco in 1956, British foreign policy had been one long retreat. Victory in the Falklands changed that.’ Margaret Thatcher, ‘The Downing Street Years’, 1993 In April 1982, British soldiers joined a naval task force sent to re-take the Falkland Islands after their surprise capture by the Argentine military. They went on to play a key part in the land campaign that helped secure victory in the war. Invasion On 2 April 1982, a tiny British overseas territory, located about 300 miles (almost 500km) off the east coast of Argentina, was thrust violently into public consciousness in the UK.

Secrecy: British special forces were more transparent d...

  New report finds numerous examples from the 1940s to 80s when ministers would usually tell parliament about UK special forces. Extreme secrecy allows prime ministers to covertly deploy UK forces abroad and bypass parliamentary scrutiny   British government ministers were willing to give Parliament more information about the UK military’s special forces during World War 2 and the “end of empire” than they do today, new research reveals. Ministers currently claim to have a “long-standing policy” of not commenting on Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) when asked by MPs for basic details of its operations. The special forces, which consist of several thousand personnel, are believed to be involved in eight covert wars abroad, including Yemen and Mali, and have a multibillion-pound budget.