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Operation Falklands: In The Wake Of HMS Sheffield DVD 1982 War

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The Air War Fought By Argentina Against The UK Navy During The 1982 Falklands Conflict Is Explored Using Battle Footage, Exclusive Interviews With The Officers And Pilots Of The Ships And Planes Involved On Both Sides, And A Detailed Analysis Of How The UK Destroyer HMS Sheffield Was Attacked And Sunk By A French-Made Argentine Etendard Jet Aircraft With An Exocet Missile, And How Future Such Attacks Would Have To Be Delivered And Counteracted - All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! #FalklandsWar #GuerraDeLasMalvinas #UndeclaredWars #The1982InvasionOfTheFalklandIslands #FalklandsIslands #SouthGeorgia #SouthSandwichIslands #BritishHistory #ArgentineHistory #War #Conflict #DVD

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In The Wake Of HMS Sheffield (Original UK Version) (Color, 1986, Horizon TV, 50 Minutes)

Operation Falklands (Exported US Version Of Above) (Color, 1986, 48 Minutes)


The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on Apri 2l, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On April 5, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on June 14, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities. The conflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories' sovereignty. Argentina asserted (and maintains) that the islands are Argentine territory, and the Argentine government thus characterised its military action as the reclamation of its own territory. The British government regarded the action as an invasion of a territory that had been a Crown colony since 1841. Falkland Islanders, who have inhabited the islands since the early 19th century, are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favour British sovereignty. Neither state officially declared war, although both governments declared the Islands a war zone. The conflict has had a strong effect in both countries and has been the subject of various books, articles, films, and songs. Patriotic sentiment ran high in Argentina, but the unfavourable outcome prompted large protests against the ruling military government, hastening its downfall and the democratisation of the country. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative government, bolstered by the successful outcome, was re-elected with an increased majority the following year. The cultural and political effect of the conflict has been less in the UK than in Argentina, where it has remained a common topic for discussion. Diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Argentina were restored in 1989 following a meeting in Madrid, at which the two governments issued a joint statement. No change in either country's position regarding the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was made explicit. In 1994, Argentina adopted a new Constitution, which declared the Falkland Islands by law as an Argentine province. However, the islands continue to operate as a self-governing British Overseas Territory.

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