LONDON, England (AFP) – Sandy Woodward, who commanded the British navy task force that retook the Falkland Islands in the 1982 war with Argentina, has died aged 81, the defence ministry confirmed on ...

In 1982, the United Kingdom, led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Unprovoked, Argentina had invaded and occupied the ...

After Argentina captured the Falkland Islands in 1982, the British navy sailed south to retake them. The Falklands War was one of the largest conflicts since World War II and featured major operations ...

STANLEY, Falkland Islands — The landing craft came ashore on a beach of white sand and turquoise water, a solitary spot where Patrick Watts and his friends chased away the penguins and raced ...

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London – It was in the spring of 1982 during the lead-up to the Falklands War, after Argentina established an unauthorized presence on Britain's South Georgia island amid talk of a possible invasion ...