operator was on one of the ships in his task force. he and his friends on hms sheffield were looking forward to sailing back to portsmouth after six months away from home. as we were going along, there were news stories about scrap metal merchants landing on south george and once we got to gibraltar, they got a bit stronger and stronger and we thought something was going to happen. a0 years ago it was not just the ships being prepared for war, also getting ready were marines and soldiers. some of the men are expected tojoin the task force tomorrow, others have already gone. when the invasion took place, sarahjones was enjoying a family holiday in france. we were skiing. it must ve been on. the news, i suppose. her husband was commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of the parachute regiment, at the time based in aldershot. needless to say, being a soldier, l he was excited, they always felt|
during the first week in april. the navy had some good fortune, 18 warships were already out say, involved in an exercise based in gibraltar. they were under the command of admiral sandy woodward. in the year before he died, we chatted about what had happened at his home in west sussex. days down there earlier than we would have been. john galway, a radio operator was on one of the ships in his task force. he and his friends on hms sheffield were looking forward to sailing back to portsmouth after six months away from home. as we were going along, there were news stories about scrap metal merchants landing on south georgia and once we got to gibraltar, they got a bit stronger and stronger and we thought something was going to happen. a0 years ago it was not just the ships being prepared for war, also getting
mrs thatcher, do you have a statement to make to us on the falkland islands? several days before intelligence reports said the invasion was imminent. they said that they think they do mean business, | they will invade one of the lesser islands probably during april. the navy had some good fortune, 18 warships were already at sea, involved in an exercise based in gibraltar. they were under the command of admiral sandy woodward and in the year before he died, we chatted about what had happened at his home in west sussex. sheer luck, i think, - it made us probably ten days down there earlier than we would have been. john galway, a radio operator was on one of the ships in his task force. he and his friends on hms sheffield were looking forward to sailing back to portsmouth after six
sheer luck, i think, - it made us probably ten days down there earlier than we would have been. john galway, a radio operator was on one of the ships in his task force. he and his friends on hms sheffield were looking forward to sailing back to portsmouth after six months away from home. as we were going along, there were news stories about scrap metal merchants landing on south george and once we got to gibraltar, they got a bit stronger and stronger and we thought something was going to happen. 40 years ago it was not just the ships being prepared for war, also getting ready were marines and soldiers. some of the men are expected tojoin the task force tomorrow, others have already gone. when the invasion took place, sarahjones was enjoying a family holiday in france. we were skiing. it must ve been on. the news, i suppose.
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