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Military commanders warned the prime minister, margaret thatcher, that they were to retake the islands could cost many hundreds of british lives. margaret went right round the table and asked each memberto give theiropinion, 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 a...

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 brit...

It was back to bayonets, back to grenades, back to guys on the ground and hand—to—hand fighting. it's the reality of war. with all the modern technology, someone has to still go and clear that ground, and that's what we did, and i believe we did a brilliantjob. an experience like that changes you, doesn't it? totally. argentine forces seized the islands on april the 2nd. their poorly trained, mostly conscripted soldiers had no idea what was coming. within days, britain began assembling a huge naval task force. military commanders warned the prime minister, margaret thatcher, that a war to ...

Military commanders warned the prime minister, margaret thatcher, that a war to retake the islands could cost many hundreds of british lives. margaret went right round the table and asked each member to give theiropinion, 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,...