You know what I mean man!!
The Falklands
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Luca
Midfield
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Excellent book if you can find a copy really funny squaddie humour
Sam Handwich
Striker
Complete fallacy mate. Foot supported the military intervention and took a pasting from his left wing compatriots.
Prefab
Striker
I had the job of destroying HMS Conquerer's report of proceedings for op corporate when I was at cincfleet back in 91, anything not classified went off to the imperial war museum.
I read this a few years ago, a brilliant book but an absolute shocker!
cosmicchris00
Striker
The Argentine airforce had some decent equipment too as well as a core of well trained personnel.
The ground attack aircraft were put to good use and were the primary cause of such loss of life at San Carlos.
They were easy pickings for the superior Harrier but we couldn't keep enough of them up there to provide full air defence cover.
Shakeys (sic.) War covers it in detail and is a great read
JonMc
Striker
Again I say. According to my recollection Foot supported the idea of negotiation through the UN but the public viewed this as indecisive compared to Thatcher's militarism.
At the time Argentina had control of the islands by means of conquest so negotiations with the UN suited them just fine. All they had to do was sit tight and wait for things to fall their way. At the time they had the majority on the islands.
In the following general election Foot accused Thatcher of fighting the election on the back the blood from the Falklands in parliament. I remember Foot only being grudgingly supportive when it was obvious he was isolated due to the decisiveness of Thatcher's actions. I remember Foot being seen to be weak on the conflict. Or at least that was the perception.
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He spends too much time on their childhoods and upbringing though, needs to get to the interesting stuff far earlier in the podcasts.
the spitting image sketch had people standing round a board and some army bloke or something saying that this was the exclusion zone
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Redandwhitedust
Winger
Im definitely going to read up more on this topic.
The Falklands happened when I was in my teens. This thread has shown up just how little I know about it and how inaccurate my memories of the time were.
Farfrom Athletic
Midfield
Same. And don’t forget the trannys!
What the boss is doing pushing home a Company Attack is beyond me, leading from the front aye but not his place. But, f***ing bollocks of the man must have slowed him down loads. Like atlas stones.
Stood on the spot he fell and in the shell scrape he was shot from. Would be f***ing amazed if it wasn’t the Argentinians who go him, he ran right accross a shell scrape heading up hill!
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raindog
Winger
So tell me what the location on a map has to do with a load of Italian, Spanish and German descended immigrants that have never lived there, having a better claim than British immigrants who have lived there for generations?
I will be interested in this answer
How many politicians have committed suicide in the following years of that war and subsequent Wars we have been involved in.... and compare it to military personel. The lasting effects of warfare are seldom felt by politicians for them its another award and payrise. Army personal are easily replaced by young adults who often see the Army as being part of family a family that most have never had at home.
As for other immigrants im sure hard working folk would be more than welcome in the desolate windswept terrain... maybe too in the North Western Isles of Scotland were there has been a population decline over the years.... personally id love to have a small holding on St Kilda self osolation with the family at its finest.... anyone know the R rate?
Pnematic
Midfield
How do you think any government at that time , under those circumstances should have responded ?
Jon Dough
Winger
The ghosts of our Falklands foes who found peace... at last
The radio message was conveyed in the brusque, demotic language of the British squaddie. 'We've found a stiff on Mount Longdon, Sir. In the middle of a minefield. What do we do?'
raindog
Winger
Negotiate... Both sides just needed to work together and that includes residents and any wanting to settle there to work together too. I thought the whole world embraces different cultures... We are an island and welcome migrants who want to settle and contribute to society. Well I do.
Wearside Wanderer II
Striker
Would recommend
100 days by Admiral Sandy Woodward.
task force commander, pretty in depth from the Naval perspective.
100 days by Admiral Sandy Woodward.
task force commander, pretty in depth from the Naval perspective.
E M P I R E
Central Defender
I suppose if a foreign invasion force landed wherever you live, took control and oppressed your human rights you'd be fine to just sit tight, get a long, and wait for the governments to negotiate?
i hate to be the guy that invokes Godwin, but appeasement of invaders went out of fashion in the 1930's
no sane government could do anything but respond with force - if they'd rolled over and waited for UN 'resolution' then whats next - Gibraltar, Hong Kong, ??
