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@BH-2
2 жыл бұрын
I actually think that the war took place because there were still colonial mentality at the heart of the British establishment. Argentinians disagreed with the Brits on the sovereignty but they were not heard. Also how is the UK claim sovereignty over an island so far away if it wasn't taken by force in the first place.
@DDRWakaLaka
2 жыл бұрын
@@BH-2 because there was nobody on the island, genius. there's no need to forcefully take over if there's nobody there in the first place
@DDRWakaLaka
2 жыл бұрын
@@BH-2 like the falklands are over a thousand miles off the coast of Argentina???? you keep going "omg it's SOOOOOO FAR" from england like it's a rowboat's ride away from Argentina
@BH-2
2 жыл бұрын
@@DDRWakaLaka okay fair enough, stealing then lol 😂
@DDRWakaLaka
2 жыл бұрын
@@BH-2 someone had to own it first
@hivaladeen4892
2 жыл бұрын
I love how one of the ideas for a solution was to just pay the islanders to go to New Zealand because they’re both far away places with lots of sheep so they thought, “hmm makes sense, both like sheeps and being far from the UK”
@lsd-rickb-1728
2 жыл бұрын
Lol that's funny
@markcostello4937
2 жыл бұрын
It's like an idea Trump would think up haha
@andyrob3259
2 жыл бұрын
@@markcostello4937 well Biden couldn’t. Too busy getting his son to skim donors for ‘highly priced’ paintings.
@roberteugene7295
2 жыл бұрын
There's already a solution. Tell the Argentines that they have no legitimate claim to the Falklands, nor its dependencies, and if they don't like it, to pound salt. Simple truth, folks.
@alexbattin6482
2 жыл бұрын
@@roberteugene7295 I personally believe that the resolution should be based on what the residents of the Falklands want, but I don't think the issue is that clear cut. There is an element of subjugation to it, where a major power could just come to these territories that were so far from their lands and, using their military superiority, control it. Let us recall that the British had abandoned their settlements, only leaving a plaque, and leaving only Spanish settlements on the island. Port Louis, originally a French settlement that was transferred to Spain in 1767, was settled in 1764, while the British Port Egmont was settled in 1765. Now, I don't think that means that Argentina has a right to invade in the 1980s, but it's not surprising that some people still were upset about having a small remnant of colonial powers around, taunting them of the past. There are also incentives for Argentina to continue to claim it in the form of exclusive economic zones & the possibility of oil via the North Falkland Basin. If they wanted to use diplomatic & peaceful routes to try to lay claim, fair enough, but that's for international organizations and negotiators to decide, not battles.
@BHuang92
2 жыл бұрын
Many South American countries (excluding Chile) supported Argentina's claim on the islands but many of them thought it was stupid to wage war on Britain.
@georgebishop4941
2 жыл бұрын
They supported it in name only as it made sense not to diagree with a neighbour on such a sensitive issue. It still goes on today with Brazil but they allow British ships to dock and admit the relationship with the UK is more important.
@freneticness6927
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgebishop4941 Venezuela has a dispute with commonwealth country guyana and brazil has a dispute with france over french guiana so some south american countries have a thing about taking on european powers. and colombia has a dispute with us backed panama.
@thebritishempire8754
2 жыл бұрын
Because it was.
@trevorhart545
2 жыл бұрын
@@thebritishempire8754 AND the UK needs to protect Ukraine in the name of St George of England
@JohnWilson-yg7ko
2 жыл бұрын
@@trevorhart545 You need to do a bit more research before you make stupid statements like that. Look up the history of the Azov Regiment and the background of Zelensky.
@daytrippera
2 жыл бұрын
As an Argentinean, I don't care if it's part of Argentina or the UK, I just don't want people to die for a piece of land.
@nnglnd
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you
@answerman9933
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should leave Argentina. Because I am certain that the country did not come about without bloodshed.
@daytrippera
2 жыл бұрын
@@answerman9933 troll
@ggandalff
2 жыл бұрын
@@answerman9933 ?
@MainSylas
2 жыл бұрын
"Soy la mina mas tibia del mundo y publico ésto que obviamente está bien para tener atención" Exclamaste con este comentario
@Brian-om2hh
11 ай бұрын
I recall the US Peace delegation, who arrived in London to help resolve the issue in the hope of avoiding a conflict. One particular member of the delegation asked Margaret Thatcher " why do the Falklands matter so much - after all, they're a vast distance from Britain?" To which Maggie replied "Oh, you mean like Hawaii is to the US?"
@AndrewStead-wv4po
10 ай бұрын
@Sims3ForeverDude , after hundreds of British troops died due to the Argentine dictatorships invasion, THEY CAN NEVER BE SHARED!. Argentine's have no validity towards claiming that the Falklands belong to them!. Argentine's are of Spanish and Italian descent; even the land that they call Argentina, is stolen land!. The land that is now known as Argentina, originally belonged to the Diaguita and Guarani people!!. The Spanish murdered these people, and stole their lands; the Spanish/ Argentine's don't belong down there, their ancestry belongs in Europe!.
@HarmonyEdge
7 ай бұрын
So Guam and The Marianas Islands would have made a better counterargument for Thatcher...
@oc5297
7 ай бұрын
Hawaii is much better than the Falklands anyway
@pdffile9924
6 ай бұрын
@@HarmonyEdge I believe she was referencing ww2 with the bombing of pearl harbour in Hawaii being the Americans casus belli
@faceless_man566
4 ай бұрын
@@pdffile9924 which isn't a great argument
@nigelmcconnell1909
2 жыл бұрын
Small footnote:- In Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Frazier's memoirs he wrote that as the Falklands crisis was growing Vice President George H Bush arrived in Canberra and he said to Fraizer "I think it's only fair I should let you know that we will be backing Argentina's claim to the Falklands". The Australian PM said "You are aware that doing so would send a message to every other member of NATO that you won't automatically help defend their territory if they are attacked meaning the NATO document become a meaningless scrap of paper?". The VP glanced at his watch "Excuse me I have to make a phone call. Cabinet is meeting in Washington in 5 minutes" He came back "The USA is supporting Britain's position"
@union310
2 жыл бұрын
Britain would come to the aid of Australia should it be required.
@nigelmcconnell1909
2 жыл бұрын
@@union310 by August 1945 250,000 British sailors had passed through Australia on the way to fight in Pacific. Not many people remember this today but I try to point this out to fellow Australians when I can
@rodrigoquiroga8590
2 жыл бұрын
So which is the point ?
@union310
2 жыл бұрын
@@nigelmcconnell1909 Your point is?
@nigelmcconnell1909
2 жыл бұрын
@@union310 Britain and Australia have always supported each other, but there have been many high profile writers here that have been pushing the idea that the British abandoned us during the war and it's simply not true and I know that they would always be there for us
@orkstuff5635
2 жыл бұрын
Given the choice between rule by a democratically elected government and rule by a military junta with an appalling human rights record it's scarcely surprising that the people who were most affected would choose the former.
@jayamd3579
2 жыл бұрын
we live in a country that claims its a democracy but its not really is it?
@donquixote3927
2 жыл бұрын
@@jayamd3579: To the football stadium with you, from whence you’ll be disappeared.
@rjk69
2 жыл бұрын
Don't look too hard at the British human rights record.
@pabloassante5360
2 жыл бұрын
Given this choice today, when Argentina does have democracy, it would be surprising that the Falkland's people - or any other's - would choose to be part of such a waste of a country which is Argentina; and I say it as an Argentinean myself.
@pabloassante5360
2 жыл бұрын
However, I must say I find the historical description a little biased... I very much recommend kzitem.info/news/bejne/o5963ICpoZtqdo4
@drxym
Жыл бұрын
My dad was posted out to the Falklands a few years after the conflict for 6 months. He loved the place because most of it was basically windswept wilderness with beaches full of penguins and seals. Apparently there were still a lot of minefields at the time that they were still in the process of clearing.
@littleshep5502
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Argentine minefields were a problem until 2020
@MostlyPennyCat
Жыл бұрын
My dad sailed out there on his ship, Coventry. His action station was the engine room. However, his tour was up, he was supposed to have disembarked at Gibraltar, but technical difficulties prevented that. Finally they put him on a helicopter and flew him off, the morning of the day Coventry was sunk.
@yellow01umrella
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your colony.
@michaelj.beglinjr.2804
Жыл бұрын
@dirt-kw7cy==That's messed up, man.
@an_otherwanderer
Жыл бұрын
How marvelous; penguins, seals and minefields. Truly the best place 10/10
@Johnny53kgb-nsa
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. If the people of the island's wish to stay with the UK, I would support their decision.
@littleshep5502
Жыл бұрын
It is their wish, as per their last referendum
@martinabbott3906
11 ай бұрын
The "people of the island" ARE British, no surprise in their decition.
@F7E7R7N7A7N7D7O
11 ай бұрын
Thats obviuos.. if im australian and the goverment took me to the other side of the world, who am i going to be part of? Of my original countryyyy
@roberteugene7295
7 ай бұрын
@Sims3ForeverDude However, this would violate the UN Committee for Decolonization's stance on self-determination. The islanders want zero to do with Argentina as it now stands.
@fernnochez3555
7 ай бұрын
Los ingleses invadieron ilegalmente las islas Malvinas, son islas ajenas para los ingleses y tienen que ser devueltas a su madre patria Argentina
@charlesbarbour2331
2 жыл бұрын
The military junta took a gamble which didn’t pay off and many brave Argentine and British army, navy and air personnel had to pay for it. It does show how a moderate approach is often seen as weakness and leads to war anyway.
@chefroud2415
2 жыл бұрын
Thatcher ignored the warnings of invasion and withdrew the last ship we had out there! Labour faced the same problem in the 70s and instead of withdrawing ships actually sent more royal navy ships to the Falklands to deter an invasion.
@bobshenix
2 жыл бұрын
The moderate approach helped save the world from nuclear winter more than once.
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@sprPee
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg why don’t you fight your own battles coward.
@jimwerther
2 жыл бұрын
@@chefroud2415 Actually, Labor trained the Argentine forces and sold them weapons.
@slyaspie4934
2 жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic watch, very informative but to the point. Can't wait to see the rest of the series, thanks very much
@chateauferret
2 жыл бұрын
“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die” - Herbert Hoover
@chateauferret
2 жыл бұрын
@J Silva True
@Tokito935
Жыл бұрын
"can i put my balls in your jaw" ~Frank Sinatra
@SimonJ57
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if that was inspiration for the GTA IV quote "War Is Where The Young And Stupid Are Tricked By The Old And Bitter Into Killing Each Other."
@rafikz77
Жыл бұрын
Deep Thank you Mr Hoover, we didn’t notice
@basedgodstrugglin
Жыл бұрын
So deep. Never seen this quote needfully applied to any video about conflict. You’re a deep thinker 😒
@simonb1996
7 ай бұрын
This video shows the full timeline of the discovery and ownership if the islands. Not just the cherry picked little part of the timeline that Argentina want to show. Their claim starts when they got independence from Spain. But the British never gave the Spanish ownership.
@JunkMan13013
2 жыл бұрын
The UK needs to protect its Penguins. Simple.
@cliffrightmove1527
2 жыл бұрын
So funny I almost laughed ,only pity you were not there on the wrong side 😉
@simonbeckett690
2 жыл бұрын
Other makes of biscuit are available..... 😉😉😉
@Oxley016
2 жыл бұрын
We need them to make guiness, boil 'em up and the white stuff floats to the top!
@oleggorky906
2 жыл бұрын
Why bring nuns into this? :-)
@nigelpilgrim4232
2 жыл бұрын
The Queens subjects have to be defended & British territory has to be defended otherwise it looks like weve given in to tin pot non democratic country !! Which is historically a British owned islands !!! Not just since 1833 but 1620 when captain john strong that claimed them !!!!
@morganrees6807
2 жыл бұрын
One of our ships was chartered by the MOD and converted to a helicopter carrier in a matter of days. My boss from a job in 2006/7 was the Chief Engineer on Norland - quite a few harrowing tales told about that!
@morganrees6807
2 жыл бұрын
@Tom Foster No - that was Atlantic Conveyor. On Norland an Exocet was headed for them, but locked onto a different target, and passed mere feet over them. Both Chief and Master had said their "goodbyes" to each other.......
@petersmith4202
2 жыл бұрын
But Britain has an appalling record of looking after its people remember the nuclear test squadies still trying to get compensation from the 1950s and the various governments fighting and stalling all the way but when they need you it's a different story
@phmwu7368
2 жыл бұрын
@@petersmith4202 🤔Bad record of looking after its people ... That's valid for most governments !
@johnjohnston8590
2 жыл бұрын
@@petersmith4202 Quite clearly, that's not the opinion of the Falklanders is it Peter. However, if you were to ask the families of the 33,000 "disappeared" in Argentina and the 150,000 indigenous Qom Indians who are fighting to have their land given back to them that was stolen, you might find that Argentina "has an appalling record of looking after its own people".
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@12shankley
Жыл бұрын
So the Argentinians never actually owned the Falkland Islands they claim are theirs, if I went round to my neighbour and claimed his car as mine I wonder what his reply would be
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
We owned the islands
@bleflar9183
Жыл бұрын
@@Trylena In what period of time did you own the islands?
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
@@bleflar9183 1820 to 1829. Then the US attacked the port because we didn't let them hunt all the whales.
@bleflar9183
Жыл бұрын
@@Trylena So argentina owned it only for 9 years, over 150 years after the war happened? And Britain owned the island for a total of 8 years before that, and 150 years after. That is an extremely non-valid reason to start an invasion.
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
@@bleflar9183 They used the US to take us out and steal the islands that were ours. Its our right to get them back.
@KaitainCPS
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Portsmouth. My mum was a secondary school teacher, and quite a few of her pupils had fathers who were ratings in the task force. When Coventry was sunk, one of her pupils heard that her father had survived the sinking, but then there followed twelve hours of confusion as two ratings aboard Coventry had the exact same name. She finally received confirmation that her dad was okay.
@deanoh9980
8 ай бұрын
Read your history. The Falklands never belonged to Argentina so they had no claim over it.
@BullRadu
6 ай бұрын
@@deanoh9980but the uk had?
@rroberts6887
2 жыл бұрын
You didn't cover what I thought was the main reason. The military junta wanted to use this External war to cover up crappy government at home.
@Chile-xo6do
2 жыл бұрын
Also margaret thatcher did the same
@jaybuck5818
2 жыл бұрын
@@Chile-xo6do You have a point. If not for the Falklands Conflict I think she would've lost the next General Election.
@John-wi3dm
2 жыл бұрын
@@Chile-xo6do She did not start the war though?
@roberteugene7295
2 жыл бұрын
@@John-wi3dm She did not. It was began by Argentina's aggression.
@internetenjoyer1044
2 жыл бұрын
@@Chile-xo6do well Margerate thatcher had no real choice in the matter regardless of the political effects; we were invaded, we had to defend ourselves
@POPOPOPOPOPOP82
2 жыл бұрын
This video is beautifully objective and fair. Makes the content much more trustworthy
@ShadowlordDio
Жыл бұрын
they say several wrong statements. like there were 30 thousand dissapeared commies in argentina. very fake. they invented that number with help of international organizations to ask for money.
@francogomez7694
Жыл бұрын
i think they omited the similarites between both governments. British 80s were also disturbed and caothic, with inteligence attacking and seeking irish separatist. Most of this operation are still suspicious of being in fact covered. Some are suspected of civilians executions just like Argentina with CIA cooperation. Loads of bombs, a government with everying to loose after denying and erasing syndicates and the rights of marching. Privitizing public companies and industries leading to having great part of the country without job. Banks being unable of claiming debs as most of them were fired. So... the war kind of was inteded to have a impact on public opinión
@freedomfirst5557
2 жыл бұрын
You should cover why Argentina fought for the Falklands.....Actually, I will word it better. Why did Leopoldo Galtieri invaded? He used the good people of Argentina and their national pride to cover his political and military issues. He created the war to make his people look at the war instead of his failing politics.
@pequenoperezoso3743
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I find it sad that no one covers it on that perspective.
@boldvankaalen3896
Жыл бұрын
For Thatcher it was convenient too. She was very impopulair before the war started.
@chevyski
Жыл бұрын
Me parece que no estabas atento 6:18
@jude2235
Жыл бұрын
Exactly the same as Putin today.
@Trylobyte
Жыл бұрын
As did Margaret Thatcher!
@jsilvacuevas
Жыл бұрын
Chile supported the UK not only out of strategic interest, but also because of the ties that have united us since our country's independence in 1810. It was Lord Thomas Cochrane who commanded our first squad and to this day his name is in towns, streets, squares from all over Chile as well as in the warships of the Chilean Navy that faithfully follows its English tradition.
@andyshepherd5067
Жыл бұрын
cochrane needs a movie made only problem no one would belive it
@Hexagrams
Жыл бұрын
Phillandering, genociadal maniac. Its important to know how many people died under him, on both sides
@petercross3984
Жыл бұрын
I’m English and you’ve made me want to visit your lovely country 😊
@el_Contra
Жыл бұрын
sos un salame....
@CountryGalB
Жыл бұрын
I've been to Chile, wonderful place, lovely people. The UK and Chile do indeed have very close and friendly relations and close cultural ties.
@firestarteronyoutube5542
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant series so far, look forward to seeing the next part!
@durbledurb3992
2 жыл бұрын
It's a strange thing if you're Irish. When I was a child during this conflict, my mother used to buy the Falklands War forthnightly magazine for me, where you could build some British military vehicle piece by piece. I can't remember what the vehicle was. It also had diagrams of the British aircraft being used, and even the battleships. I was totally thrilled at 9 years old to see these images of what I saw as toys. It never got finished of course, as these 'build your own model' magazines were not sustainable at the price they were in Ireland in the 80's. At the same time all adults were acutely aware that a large part of Ireland was occupied by Britain. We admired Britain, but felt strongly against it at the same time. It's still there of course, but we also still have such a connection with Britain that it's opposite to some of our other feelings. We cheered for the Falklands to be liberated, but hated how Britain had control of a part of our own island. The world is a strange place for a child. It doesn't get any less strange as you get older, unfortunately.
@ttuliorancao
2 жыл бұрын
It's just that Europeans don't see the overseas nations as equals so even though the Irish suffered immensely during the British colonialism, they don't feel the connection to those other colonies as they're not European
@generaladvance5812
2 жыл бұрын
That's not really a fair assessment. The UK is already on record saying that the people of NI can have a vote at pretty much anytime & will respect the result whatever it is. NI isn't occupied, NI is content with the current arrangement for now & that may well change in the future.
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
@@ttuliorancao And the fact that Ireland wasn't a "colony" in that sense, but rather in a strictly European context - and even then it was incorporated as a constituent member of the UK. In addition, many Irish people participated in colonialism over the course of several centuries - not just as agents of Britain, but also Spain, France, the Netherlands etc.
@balaclavaman5400
2 жыл бұрын
@@themaskedman221 your wrong mate ireland was Britain's first colony when ever they colonised the rest of the world they modeled it on ireland and the irish that were part of the empire where the anglo-irish who were decended from British colonisers who were protestant and given land confiscated of the native irish you brits need to teach history in school irish were the first colony and you still occupy the artificial state in the North which purposely had an in build unionist majority even though in Ireland unionist have always been minority
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
@@balaclavaman5400 I don't have the time or patience to unwind this disaster. Call up your history teachers and demand a refund.
@WorldofWOT
2 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that this IWM perpetuates at least one myth - that the US supplied the latest Sidewinder missiles, AIM-9Ls - for the British fleet's use. This is simply not true. The reality is that the UK had started a procurement process in the late 70s for the AIM-9Ls, and over 100 of these UK owned missiles were taken south with the fleet (Please see DEFE 13/1228 file on the purchase process that are in the National Archives). While a request was later made to the US for further stocks to be sent to the Task Force - the fact is that the missiles used in the conflict (less than 30) were already in British hands before the start of the conflict for the F-4 Phantom squadrons - and these were retasked for the UK Task Force. Please see John Shields's recent book "Air Power in the Falklands Conflict" for more information. I hope the further episodes are free of such errors and have been properly fact-checked.
@snakeshift9172
2 жыл бұрын
@Tom Foster That's quite a stretch pal. Your Subs would of sunk that old Aircraft Carrier the second it appeared to be a threat. Sinking the Belgrano alone basically won you maritime control anyways. Saying it was by the grace of God demeans your armed forces capabilities, and the effort of the Soldiers and Sailors that accomplished the task. From the tone of your post it's pretty obvious you weren't/aren't a fan of Maggie Thatcher. That's fine and all but I'll say this, if yall hadn't of responded like you did the UK would of been further humiliated (by poorly trained Argies at that) and your status globally would of been severely reduced. And BTW she didn't start jack squat. Argentina invading sovereign British territory is what did...obviously. FYI: I ain't British, so no home-team biases here.
@interested-q4d
2 жыл бұрын
The battleships I believe were armed with Hercules missiles . Colonel H needn't have stormed the ridge at Goose Green but in war things are never clear cut.
@cptnstylez
2 жыл бұрын
@@interested-q4d HMS Vanguard was scrapped in '60 as the last RN battleship.
@interested-q4d
2 жыл бұрын
@@cptnstylez I wasn't reading your post correctly. the aim-9ls were hercules missiles , my mistake.
@henryvagincourt4502
2 жыл бұрын
@Tom Foster + When you say "We" I wonder do you hold a South Atlantic medal? Just 18 myself when we sailed south from Gibraltar after Spring Train. Our SSN's would have tracked the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo given more time, and US satellites. The first part of your comment, you missed out the people in the Falklands didn't want the buggers there, just like the Ukrainian's don't want the Russian's now mucker.
@arx3516
Жыл бұрын
As an italian at first glance i supported Argentina's claim, due to the strong sympathy and cultural bond between our countries, but after looking at the facts it became obvious that this one time the brits were in the right. The decision to protect the Falklands is probably the only good thing Thatcher ever made in her career. I still suspect that she did it only to protect Britain's image as a super power, but it was still a good thing. It's totally possible to do a good thing for the wrong motives.
@datcheesecakeboi6745
Жыл бұрын
Thatcher made a good few decisions with stuff related to the sas... thats bout it tho
@gradysvacationsandnaturewalks
Жыл бұрын
@arx3516, What cultural bonds are you talking about? I'm aware there's a large Italian population in the Republic of Argentina, but the Republic of Argentina was its own nation decades before the Italian Empire was. Due to the Natural aspect, the islands are way more like the Republic of Argentina. There was only ever one Native Mammal Species on the islands, that got to the islands by crossing an ice bridge from the Republic of Argentina.
@OmarJames
Жыл бұрын
The one time the brits were right, eh? Let's think of at least one other time...hmmm...So what exactly happened during WW2? You should know, Mr. Italian
@gradysvacationsandnaturewalks
Жыл бұрын
@@OmarJames I'm actually not Italian.
@OmarJames
Жыл бұрын
@@gradysvacationsandnaturewalks wasn’t replying to you
@MichaelWilliams-tv1bm
2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised that Operation Journeyman was not mentioned. This is thought to have prevented an Argentinian invasion of the Falklands in 1977.
2 жыл бұрын
If they actually knew about it, which as far as I know isnt certain.
@10beerman
2 жыл бұрын
The mentioning of Journeyman would mean that the flag waving for Thatcher as the saviour would have to be tempered as it was her govt.s defence cuts and the issuing of second class passports to the "Stills" that led the Junta to believe the UK wasn't bothered.
@californiadreamin8423
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it only took a submarine on patrol in the area in order to act as a deterrent. Now why didn’t Thatcher simply lie that she also had one there, just in case ??? Hadn’t she watched “The Battle of the River Plate” ? There again she wasn’t doing that well in the polls so a small war , a few heroes, and a lot of flag waving, did the trick…..she was re-elected !!!
@tomsoki5738
2 жыл бұрын
Britain had an even larger military and defence budget in 77’, it would have just taken them down a bit quicker than 82’
@10beerman
2 жыл бұрын
@@tomsoki5738and the UK still had a proper Aircraft carrier.
@samsonwilkinson8090
2 жыл бұрын
I was there in Argentina at the time. The Argies were polite and hospitable even when knowing I was a Brit. Lovely people.
@MyScubasteve
2 жыл бұрын
Rubbish!
@chefroud2415
2 жыл бұрын
@@MyScubasteve Thatcher ignored the warnings of invasion and withdrew the last ship we had out there! Labour faced the same problem in the 70s and instead of withdrawing ships actually sent more royal navy ships to the Falklands to deter an invasion.
@johnappleby9698
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute nonsense
@bobshenix
2 жыл бұрын
But something something Hitler Nazis !
@ianwoods383
2 жыл бұрын
Ye sure they were.
@lanmastersassistant659
2 жыл бұрын
This was a brilliant video and an much broader argument for war than I'm used too.
@christopherwebb3517
Жыл бұрын
The Falklands never had an indigenous population. Europeans were the first humans to set up permanent settlements there. Therefore, the British people living there essentially are the indigenous population.
@collincorrigan8770
Ай бұрын
@@christopherwebb3517 you mean French then Spanish then argentines then Brits
@AsteroidM749A
2 жыл бұрын
That was a terrific documentary!! Can't wait for the next episode
@JM_Traslo
2 жыл бұрын
Extremely convenient to say Britain left it in control of Spain when Spain also abandoned the Falklands during the Napoleonic wars since neither had a use for it during said conflicts and wanted to conserve budget.
@alexanderperry1844
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, Spain an Britain contested sovereignty. Spain dropped their claim with the loss of their South American empire, leaving Britain with uncontested title a couple of decades before Argentine existed, and long before it extended down to Pategonia.
@JM_Traslo
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderperry1844 Spain occupied the eastern Island, Britain occupied the Western island. As I understand it, France was also on the eastern island and Spain booted them from it long ago but otherwise Britain and Spain were largely unaware or uncaring for each other's presence during their time as joint occupiers.
@vizuk
2 жыл бұрын
To cut a relatively short story even shorter: Argentina did not (and does not) have any legitimate claim to the islands.
@jondoe9548
2 жыл бұрын
Extremely convenient! "Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization" are all evil things done and benefited by evildoers. Anglo West/Christian Europeans are major participants and benefactors of centuries-long global, - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization worldwide, from North/South America to Australia/New Zealand to Siberia/Far-East Asia, to this day. 🤔 For God's honest truths, pls read informative multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment (on UTube) at, "China-US tensions: A closer look at the 'Five-Eyes' intelligence partnership / CGTN"
@JohnWilson-yg7ko
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderperry1844 Spain tried to keep the Islands for themselves. It was because they arrested the British team that went there to set up a trading post, that war between Spain and Britain almost broke out.
@86Akos
Жыл бұрын
Gotta say the argument about “decolonization” sounds utterly dumb. Argentina is the remnants of a colony themselves and have no native claim to ask being handed back to them.
@flaviodrusovalerio2825
7 ай бұрын
it is the only country of South America where the population was almost entirely replaced, on purpose. They even get rid of most of the descendants of African slaves.
@jaretos
Жыл бұрын
Excellent storytelling, quality content. You sir have earned a subscriber.
@manchesterunited-m9t
10 ай бұрын
totally mine oo
@cptnstylez
2 жыл бұрын
16:31 "US allowed the continued use of Ascension Island" how? The Island is U.K. controlled and the airbase in question is RAF Wide Awake.
@zero9107
2 жыл бұрын
usa controls alot of raf airbases (even in britain itself like raf lakenheath), thats my guess anyway
@cptnstylez
2 жыл бұрын
@@zero9107 No just a plain inaccuracy.
@zero9107
2 жыл бұрын
@@cptnstylez ok
@stanielsoncoochiesmellehsm6114
2 жыл бұрын
@@zero9107 actually they don't "control" anything we Host them in our country because we are allies and the US hosts our troops in the US we train with each other for example our pilots went to cali to learn how to fly the f35B and so on.
@jerrytom7104
2 жыл бұрын
@@stanielsoncoochiesmellehsm6114 US has permanent military bases in Britain, Britain doesn't have such permanent bases in the US, and it would not have been allowed for any country to do so. The relationship is not equal no matter how some ''proud Britons'' try to spin that, and it has been like that for a quite some time. Don't blame me if the truth hurts, blame your government's decisions in the past.
@ashleyw6728
2 жыл бұрын
The people who live there want to be British but Argentina just refuse to admit that
@sirocastro6803
2 жыл бұрын
Actually no. The argentinian claims did nothing to do with that. In the end what really matters is that those islands where historically part of the argentine territory and are vital for its modern security
@ashleyw6728
2 жыл бұрын
@@sirocastro6803 real shame that
@tolusaur3196
Жыл бұрын
@@sirocastro6803 what do you mean actually no? Aha ignorance is bliss. The people on the island are British. Just because a country is close to another it doesn’t mean the other owns it, it’s up to the decision of the people living on the island
@scout360pyroz
Жыл бұрын
@@sirocastro6803 you arent even the closest country to the islands lmao
@mathisnotforthefaintofheart
2 жыл бұрын
Thatcher was just in power and economically, things weren't going well in Britain (and other parts of the Western world). The swift outcome of the Falkland war consolidated Thatcher as a solid leader. It sounds ironic, but for Thatcher, this was was a blessing in disguise.
@NOWThatsRichy
2 жыл бұрын
Just like today, with Boris & the Ukraine war, it came at just the right time to save a PMs career!
@warlordofbritannia
2 жыл бұрын
@@pw3858 Yeah… *remembers the AIDS epidemic, the escalation of the Cold War, economic depression at the end of the decade, the Ayatollah, etc* Actually, maybe the ‘80s weren’t all that great….in fact they seem quite similar to today
@RandomnessTube.
2 жыл бұрын
I agree the 80s were horrible times for the working class Thatcher was hated but she knew how to play the national pride card Falklands was her biggest gain.
@ianhackett4142
2 жыл бұрын
@@NOWThatsRichy this aged poorly
@paolodechipiece1027
Жыл бұрын
Blessing in disguise for Thatcher but not for the rest of the UK. The Knott review of 1981 probably contributed to the invasion in the first place as the UK seemed easy pickings. If they had waited a while longer thatcher would have sold Hermes to India and invincible to Australia. Then there would have been no UK task force.
@TheDuckMan2523
7 ай бұрын
“Why did Britain fight for the Falklands?” Because they’re part of Britain, full of British people, who want to remain British. That’s it. That’s the end of it.
@MrBlair-ft2li
2 жыл бұрын
This is really the first conflict I knew well as I was 19 going on 20 at the time. I was a wee bit too young to understand the Vietnam war. I was actually born at the height of the Cuban missile crisis October 24, 1962
@wesok7124
Жыл бұрын
*Turkish missile crisis
@daniels0376
2 жыл бұрын
"You owe me like 2 rocks in the Ocean" "You'll have to kill me for it"
@Havoc-bc6oy
Жыл бұрын
I was a kid when this war broke out and was rooting for the UK and even at that young age was astounded that they won despite all the advantages Argentina had.
@Dellboy56
Жыл бұрын
The main problem for Argentina was they had an army of ‘conscripts’ who didn't want to fight! The British had a professional army who were up for the fight!
@ignajara
Жыл бұрын
@@Dellboy56 yeah, just 17 to 18 year olds that were forced to go, without proper training, and equipment, in extremely harsh conditions. The argentinian Airforce was the only military branch that was prepared. Most casualties were just adolescents. Its still an open wound for a lot of us that lost family friends or family members.
@lenseclipse
Жыл бұрын
Argentina had no advantages
@Dellboy56
Жыл бұрын
@@lenseclipse FYI, Argentina occupied and fortified the islands so, therefore, held an advantage!
@lenseclipse
Жыл бұрын
@@Dellboy56 well it clearly wasn't enough 😎
@calumhenderson9404
Жыл бұрын
What i find weird about falklands is just how many of our "Allies" were pro Argentina. At least 3 NATO countries were working against a Nato ally that had been attacked.
@TheDuckMan2523
7 ай бұрын
NATO and Europe only accept the U.K. because they want someone to fix their problems when they inevitably get invaded again, France was very grateful for their cordial relationship with Britain in 1944 but vetoed EU membership in 1961 but they’re more than happy to keep close ties with west Germany the second it gets running,
@ForburyLion
Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine living in a Great Britain that wouldn’t fight off an invasion to any overseas territory which wished to remain as such.
@yellow01umrella
Жыл бұрын
Like Hong Kong?
@lewis123417
Жыл бұрын
@@yellow01umrella hong kong was given its independence from Britain in 1997
@chatteyj
Жыл бұрын
@@yellow01umrella Damn. We'll forget about Hong Kong shall we. That said it was a leasehold not outright ownership and the lease was up I'm afraid.
@yellow01umrella
Жыл бұрын
@@lewis123417 You mean taken.
@yellow01umrella
Жыл бұрын
@@chatteyj Ofc we'll forget about Hong Kong. UK can only occupy smaller countries.
@Da__goat
Жыл бұрын
Britain: *Owns the Falklands* Argentina: "Hippity Hoppity your islands are now my property to cover up economic downturn and problems domestically occuring within the country" Britain: *Brittania rules the waves* "Get bombed"
@darwin2003
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic series - really interesting/ Thank you for making this.
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@truth7876
Жыл бұрын
They want to stay with Britain,let them stay with Britain . I support them .
@Ferret181
Жыл бұрын
If the British discovered an uninhabited island and claimed it then what the Argentinians did was basically failed colonialism.
@George_Bland
2 жыл бұрын
6:10 These things are not mutual, Britain was a democracy the whole time it was an imperial power.
@Mag7Music
2 жыл бұрын
Depends a bit on your definition of democracy. Britain didn't have universal suffrage until well into the 20th century. There wouldn't have been any need for chartists or suffragettes in a true democracy.
@gerardjames9971
2 жыл бұрын
Britain certainly carried out a thoroughly democratic genocide in Ireland during the time it was an imperial power...
@George_Bland
2 жыл бұрын
@@gerardjames9971 I'm not trying to suggest anything, literally just pointing out a misleading sentence.
@richardschofield2201
2 жыл бұрын
@@George_Bland Britain was not a democracy during imperial times. Britain became partially democratic in 1918 and wholly in 1928.
@richardschofield2201
2 жыл бұрын
@@George_Bland Thanks
@JesseMourinho
2 жыл бұрын
The most amazing, quality work, thank you for this video and your work on it! I am sure I will visit the museum at some point. It is really important you share this throughout the internet, I've been living in London for many years I want to visit your museum, but it is really hard to find time in busy schedule. Watching a video is so convenient. All the best to you!
@lordsiomai
7 ай бұрын
The Brits getting mad because somebody attacked their territory far far away, that they didn't even know existed and they owned, is honestly the most British thing I've ever heard.
@dingopisscreek
2 жыл бұрын
2 reasons - the Argentinians invaded and Margaret Thatcher responded as the leader she was. The Argentinians thought that the British would not send troops 8000 miles to defend a few isolated islands in the south Atlantic - THEY WERE WRONG!! If the leader of the opposition in the UK Michael Foot had been PM at the time then it is likely that the Argentine invasion would have been successful, as Foot was a pacifist and The Falklands would (probably) still be in their hands. General Galtieri used the conflict to boost his popularity but with his army's defeat it led to his downfall
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@erzs.bathory
Жыл бұрын
UK invaded Malvinas.
@cluckingbells
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned the inaction taken when the Argentine's occupied Southern Thule in 76, for which the then government claimed it only found out about 2 years later. But there were more oddities. We had been training the Argentine Air force and I know this because I had one staying at my parents home during the late 1970's, he was attending some University in London. Also , on UK export credit , the Argentinians had bought two new Type 42 Destroyers from us. This all happened before Thatcher had become PM in 1979 and it was certainly long before the John Nott defence Review in 1981. I still find it a strange set of behaviours to train and arm someone while they are making territorial claims from you.
@martindeewan686
2 жыл бұрын
"Cría cuervos..."
@shanemcdowall
2 жыл бұрын
Messerschmitt 109 fighter and the Junkers 87 dive-bomber prototypes flew using a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine. When the British Army motorised they sold off about 100,000 horses. You would not believe who bought most of them. Hint ... the Germans.
@cluckingbells
2 жыл бұрын
@@shanemcdowall Germany hadn't been making any territorial claims on Britain, the Argentinians had. So I don't see any comparable relevance.
@sprinter1832
2 жыл бұрын
@@shanemcdowall The Germans took over 600,000 horses to Russia, when they invaded!
@shanemcdowall
2 жыл бұрын
@@cluckingbells While Germany had no territorial claims on Britain, Germany was very much a potential military adversary. Yet Rolls Royce and the British Army were stupid enough to help Germany rearm.
@vxrdrummer
2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for the next bit. I was in the Pusser and knew so many people that went down there. Some horrible stories! Some funny versions of what was horrible as well as this was matelots telling them. My Uncle sunk on Coventry and had a great story about getting into a liferaft...or not getting into it as the case maybe. I wrote it out and sent it to the memorial guys so it would be on file as Uncle Slinger had already passed away.
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@alphamikeomega5728
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg Tienes ninguna razón. No hay guerra entre el RU y esos países. Además, los chinos han olvidado como se tiene niños, y la población de Rusia ya está cayendo, al tiempo que su economía ya era comparable a la italiana, antes de la guerra fracasando en Ucrania.
@bluerock4456
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg Dream on, comprador!
@davidwolff8903
Жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg Ukraine is belting Russia. Go back to sleep.
@MostlyPennyCat
Жыл бұрын
My dad sailed out there on his ship, Coventry. His action station was the engine room. However, his tour was up, he was supposed to have disembarked at Gibraltar, but technical difficulties prevented that. Finally they put him on a helicopter and flew him off, the morning of the day Coventry was sunk.
@rinphod4442
8 ай бұрын
As a South American I can confidently say Argentina till this day is not an appealing nation to be absorbed into
@kmltoybox4228
2 жыл бұрын
During the film you have stated US gave permission to use Wide-awake airbase. Ascension Island is a British territory, and the RAF airbase is only leased to the USA or has this changed ?
@rjk69
2 жыл бұрын
I believe this is still the case but the US could have denied use of the airfield resources.
@chrism7969
2 жыл бұрын
I guess it depends on the terms of the lease as to whether the US was obliged to grant the UK military access, or whether access was to be granted at the discretion of The Americans. A parallel example would be Hong Kong which at the time of the Falklands war was leased to the British by China, but to which there would have been no question of granting access to the Chinese military until we handed it back in 1997.
@Oxley016
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrism7969 Hong Kong was not leased at all, it was ceded to the UK and the British Empire in perpetuity (forever). It was only the surrounding 'New Territories' that were on a 99 year lease. It was a disgrace how they handed it all back, condemning the inhabitants to a miserable and fearful life under the despotic communist regime.
@chrism7969
2 жыл бұрын
@@Oxley016 I was aware of that, but I also knew that most people wouldn't have been familiar with the New Territories so I used the name Hong Kong which was better known. However that distinction hardly undermines the point I was making, which was despite the fact the land was leased there was no possibility of the Chinese military being given access. So like I said it all depends on the terms of the lease. As for it being a disgrace that Hong Kong was handed back, my understanding is that Hong Kong was not tenable without the New Territories, which included almost the entirety of the water supply. We were literally obliged to hand the New Territories back at the end of the lease and Hong Kong could not survive without access to water from the New Territories. So I don't think we had any choice but to negotiate the best deal we could for the whole of Hong Kong. Trying to keep Hong Kong without the New Territories would be like the City of London going independent without access to any of the resources around it, or fresh water. We had no right under international law or the treaty to the New Territories after the end of the lease and without the New Territories Hong Kong could not be retained. We would also have received zero international support had we attempted to retain the New Territories after the lease ended, and could not have defended them or Hong Kong military and again would have received zero international support had we attempted to do so. We did ask the chinese to extend the lease, but they said no. Hong Kong and Kowloon is either densely packed multiple storey buildings or near vertical mountains. It has a population density of about 17,500 people per square mile and no indigenous water supply that could sustain that population. The population density is even higher if you exclude the bits that cannot be built upon. The returning of Hong Kong to Chinese rule might be a tragedy, but it is not a disgrace. Short of the United Kingdom going to war, by itself, with a nuclear-armed nation of 1 billion people in order to illegally occupy the New Territories after the end of the lease how would you suggest the United Kingdom maintained Hong Kong as an viable entity independent of China and without the new Territories. In order to justify your description that the deal that was done is a disgrace you need to explain how you would have solved that dilemma. So please elaborate what would have been your non disgraceful solution?
@ObiwanNekody
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrism7969 Interesting read, I actually learned something. It is very refreshing to sometimes find a good KZitem comment, so thank you!
@MrDidz
2 жыл бұрын
We fought Argentina over the Falklands for two very important reasons. 1) President Galtieri was on the verge of being toppled from power and desperately needed to prove himself a great leader to stay in power. Therefore, annexing the Malvina's seemed like a good idea and an easy way to boost his popularity with the people of Agentina. 2) Prime Minister Thatcher had just been voted the most hated person in Britain following a number of very unpopular decisions such as the introduction of the Poll Tax. With an election imminent it was obvious that the Tory's were not going to win with her in the leader's position. So, the vultures were circling and she desperately needed something to help rescue her reputation both with the people of Britain and the Tory Party. Basically, she needed a 'Nice Little War' and Galtieri gave her one. Incidentally, Tony Blair tried the exact same thing when he was voted the most hated man in Britain, courtesy of George Bush whose own reputation was flagging in the polls. Unfortunately, he got it totally wrong despite trying to lie to parliament and the British public about the threat posed by Iraq.
@stevenredpath9332
2 жыл бұрын
The poll tax was a decade later. Around this period was the build up to the miners strike and the introduction of neoliberal policies.
@jonnobloggs8642
Жыл бұрын
The Poll Tax was introduced in 1990 .Thatchers unpopularity at the time was due to her implementation of monetary policy which had almost doubled the unemployment figures to 3 million from 1. 7 million when Labour lost in 1979 .Inflation had almost trebled from 7 per cent to 22 per cent .Her poll rating in March 1982 was in the low 20s and within a week of sending the troops to the Falklands had doubled to 45 per cent . I dont know where you got your facts on Blair from .He was regarded as one of the most popular pm's this country had and although his popularity had fallen a bit after Iraq that did not stop him from winning a third election in 2005 with a majority almost as large as the one Boris Johnson achieved in 2019.
@acidtwin
Жыл бұрын
@@jonnobloggs8642 This was around the time London only had limited power and water supplies, correct? For several days a week there would be no access to energy.
@Drummer2020
2 жыл бұрын
I went as a medic aboard the Canberra and wrote a best selling book about it called 'The Band That Went To War'. I also came back from the war with an unusual souvenir, a signed 'thank you card' from the enemy!
@deevijrawul9866
2 жыл бұрын
If i may ask you, how much have to you earned from your book, asking as a young teen interested in book writing
@Drummer2020
2 жыл бұрын
@@deevijrawul9866 I am sorry but that is something I would not dicuss with a stranger in a public forum. Having written two books, what I can say is the financial returns depends on the subject matter, the quality of the book and the amount of publicity you can generate around it.
@deevijrawul9866
2 жыл бұрын
@@Drummer2020 thats understandable, I'm looking forward to read your books, Have a great day.
@danhaywood5017
Жыл бұрын
Canberra was the first ship i ever did a cruise on she was beautiful.
@georgesouthwick7000
7 ай бұрын
Have to give Great Britain credit for not letting Argentina kick sand in their face.
@MarijnRoorda
2 жыл бұрын
This is a rare treat! A 5 part documentary you say?
@robsmithracing
2 жыл бұрын
My father died in the Falklands when I was a year old. 😢
@nicktampoy2305
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your lose. Nobody has to go through this stupid war in the modern time.
@lacasadelvideojuego3880
2 жыл бұрын
Good
@salfordian0076
Жыл бұрын
@@lacasadelvideojuego3880 awful comment
@khalid81320
Жыл бұрын
So your father is a invader
@MrBruh-yb9qi
Жыл бұрын
RIP bozo he deserved it
@h.inusitatus
Жыл бұрын
Las Malvinas is their Spanish name regardless of what side you're on. It's not just Argentina that calls them that, but every other Spanish speaking nation. It's not political. It's just their name.
@MargotDobbie
Жыл бұрын
No
@blzbub14
Жыл бұрын
What like Ukraine is Russian?
@cristianjuarez1086
Жыл бұрын
@@blzbub14?????
@cristianjuarez1086
Жыл бұрын
@@MargotDobbie ignorant
@TheRogueEmpire
Жыл бұрын
japanese dont call their land japan, they call it nihon, and nobody has a problem with that.
@TheHappyPotatoe
Жыл бұрын
"why did Britain choose to fight for an island 8000 miles away" To quote Dr Shaltz(Django):because it looks like a bit of fun
@elsporkie3532
Жыл бұрын
There is no reason why Argentina should have the islands. They have enough land as it is. The Falkland Islands is filled with British people who want to be British. End of story Falklands is British
@Mark_Bickerton
2 жыл бұрын
I read more than once that the Russians were astonished, that a force that was essentially an ASW force for the north Atlantic, had not only tried, but succeeded in its mission of retaking the Falkland Islands!
@littleshep5502
2 жыл бұрын
They didn't expect Britain to be capable, hell, no one did. Once it was retaken, it startled the soviets so much that they altered mainland European battle plans, organizing an entire army that would be sent to try and deal with British troops
@ethanmccormack9561
Жыл бұрын
Wasnt just the Russians but also the yanks as well, the yanks had war gamed an Argentine invasion of the islands and everytime the Argentines won. I assume the yanks thought that Britist troops has as bad training as their troops do 😂😂
@tetraxis3011
Жыл бұрын
Yea no. the Royal Navy suffered embarrasing defeats when a 3rd world country with mostly obsolete planes sank 2 state-of-the-art Destroyers and 2 Modern Frigates. Along with several other damaged vessels. Britian was supposed to be the 2nd Best Navy in the World.
@Mark_Bickerton
Жыл бұрын
@@tetraxis3011 Are you still angry you lost poppet? ah bless Anyone that lies (to themselves) will get no respect here. Unlike many of your countrymen, who fought with both honour and bravery. You, get two fingers
@jimfrodsham7938
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the Ops room in HQNI when the flash signal came through telling us about the invasion. The Ops room boss was a Para Major and did his damndest to get back to Para Regt when he heard they were going with the task force, it was refused and he was angry for days.
@michaeldevanney4796
Жыл бұрын
I have heard it said that English people lived on the Falkland Islands before Argentina was even a country.
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
That is False. Argentina declared independence in 1810 and send someone to the islands in 1820. They were empty but England wanted them back.
@toma411
6 ай бұрын
😂 Do you just say anything in these comments to try to justify your argument? Dillusional, I'm sorry for you. @@Trylena
@pabloxalejandro1124
6 ай бұрын
@@toma411but he/she is literally saying the truth
@wardenblack9734
3 ай бұрын
The inhabitants were Welsh, not English!
@Srbandara
2 жыл бұрын
Very detailed video, thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep it coming 👏
@borja1000
2 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting conflicts of the last century. Showed how political stupidity puts its own interests ahead of human lives and how some countries still have the expedited improv ability of winning against serious odds.
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@dougalbadger4918
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg lol I don’t think you know much as you claimed our island will be known as England but you forget Scott land and Wales also have land here and that’s why we call the 3 of us together Britain.
@pookypoo1169
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg salty much 😂
@dougalbadger4918
2 жыл бұрын
@@pookypoo1169 exasperated is more accurate.
@chrisjoshua69420
Жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg llora
@good2goskee
Жыл бұрын
The Brits chose to fight for the Falklands because of its vicinity to Antarctica. This vicinity allows the UK to have a say on dividing up the most southerly continent and claim to its resources. "Seven countries (Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom) maintain territorial claims in Antarctica"
@ruiferreira6578
11 ай бұрын
To the point. It's the Antarctica Club. Germany, Us, Norway.... those that have aproved serious cientific research in Antarctica can also claim a slice of Antarctica.
@dannyboywhaa3146
Жыл бұрын
Being closer to a territory isn’t some sort of moral claim to anything!
@hpatdh077
Жыл бұрын
Wym? The islands are in the middle of the Argentine Sea. They're an extention of Argentina territory linked beneath the water.
@tanostrelok2323
2 жыл бұрын
Let the Brits keep them, Argentina's government can't even manage what they already have
@alehodr
2 жыл бұрын
True
@theoeguia3302
2 жыл бұрын
Brexit, Your country destroyed itself.
@joemcglasson8463
2 жыл бұрын
@@theoeguia3302 except the fact it strengthened the pound 🤪
@bobdinwiddy
Жыл бұрын
the enthusiastic introduction to this tragic conflict is in my very humble opinion entirely understandable and horridly emotionally discordant 😢
@craigwiester9177
2 жыл бұрын
After the Falklands war, Venezuelan claims to parts of Guyana suddenly stopped. So did Guatemalan threats against Belize.
@mr.castle
Жыл бұрын
False..
@franksilval
Жыл бұрын
Belongs to Britain regardless the geographic Location
@evanneal4936
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion its not about historical past... if the people there want to stay British than so be it, the right to self determination out weighs any historical claim or righting of past colonial wrongs... what Argentina should do is like America and Texas, send a bunch of argentines to the island over time and conduct a referendum on independence or joining Argentina instead ...
@CaptainB1994
Жыл бұрын
Haven't the people of the Falkland Islands voted in numerous referendums in monumental landslides to remain British?
@littleshep5502
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Argentina doesn't care about that, as they tend to not care about the UN charter
@PaulGuy
Жыл бұрын
I can't understand the thought process that led to Argentina believing that the UK wouldn't defend the homes of their citizens. Sure, the UK was willing to play political games regarding empty, unoccupied land, but they'd never just let anyone invade settled land.
@flournoymason8961
Жыл бұрын
The Brits fought on principal. If a foreign power is allowed to take over one British territory more territory might be lost in the future.
@atinofspam3433
2 жыл бұрын
Ultimately it was more of a statement rather than anything. If Britain didn’t defend the Falklands, it may have set the precedent that the UK doesn’t care about it’s territory and may have lead to various powers potentially invading other British overseas territories.
@yogeshkumarallum2540
Жыл бұрын
It wasn't their to begin with in the first place
@cup1966wow
Жыл бұрын
@@yogeshkumarallum2540 Whose was it then? No land was anyone's to begin with. All countries are founded from people claiming that land.
@yogeshkumarallum2540
Жыл бұрын
@@cup1966wow would you have the same opinion on Russian invasion on Ukraine?? 🤔🤔🤔
@cup1966wow
Жыл бұрын
@@yogeshkumarallum2540 UK never invaded Falklands at any point. So not the same at all. UK had half the island before Argentina was even a country. Then we left came back asked for it back and they gave it with no fighting. Also how is conquering land in the past the same as doing it now. You can't to draw a line in history otherwise every piece of land was invaded from Africa.
@roki5941
Жыл бұрын
Stolen land is not British territory.
@garypowell1540
Жыл бұрын
For those who were not alive or living in the UK at the time. This war had the support of around 70% of the British population and not because they had been told that taking back the islands would be easy. Indeed it turned out to be easier, resulted in fewer British casualties, and take less time than many analysts and politicians predicted before the war started in spite of several serious setbacks. Before the 2nd of April 1982, hardly any British people had the slightest idea where The Falkland Islands even were, including me. This support centered on the British people's instinctive feelings for self-determination for the people of the Falkland Islands while very few other considerations were considered as the people were not made aware that any other ones existed. At no time or in any way were the British people persuaded that the Argentinian people themselves were to blame, indeed they were often made out to be the victims of their own government's madness. The British media with the exception of a few popular news-papers were luck warm at best, the BBC openly hostile as they are to anything Conservative governments do or say. The Labour Party at the time was in general against Britain attempting to win back control over the Falklands, confidently predicting all kinds of horrors very few of which actually took place. Thatcher came out of this as a national hero not so much because she won the War, but because she had the support of the great mass of the British people from the onset while enjoying little enough political support from both within and without her own cabinet. Given this lack of political, diplomatic, and to some extent military support, it is perhaps not surprising that the Argentinian government genuinely believed that they would get away with it.
@philipbuckley759
Жыл бұрын
On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a remote British colony in the South Atlantic. The UK, which had ruled the islands for nearly 150 years (though Argentina had long claimed sovereignty), quickly chose to fight and Britain's Navy sailed south to retake the Falklands.
@alecblunden8615
Жыл бұрын
Self-determination and actual control are the only safe and internationally recognized determinants of sovereignty. Not military dictators with records reflecting Nazism sniveling about wanting the territory. That goes for Gibraltar and the Falklands.
@timothywilliams1359
Жыл бұрын
The Argentinian name for the islands does not even originate with them. They took it from the French "Iles Malouines."
@jackkruese4258
2 жыл бұрын
The UK didn’t really have a choice but to throw the Argentines out. When a military dictatorship with a appalling human rights record then starts attacking YOUR countrymen you’ve got to respond.
@Meepmeep888
Жыл бұрын
Good on the Brits for taking the W. Argentines need to be humbled
@enge.marcelo
7 ай бұрын
In a recent referendum, people of the island voted to remain British (almost all of them).
@ezequielvega3120
Жыл бұрын
As a Brit said: "if it prevails the Spanish blood, the Argentine will fight; but if it prevails the Italian one, it'll go smoothly". Argentine showed the same cockiness, showing off and blustering bravado as the Italians did in WWII.
@TomFynn
Жыл бұрын
And the same effectiveness as the Italians.
@ultraarg6615
7 ай бұрын
Bla bla bla UK y casi todo Europa tiene sangre Italiana osea del Imperio romano
@tonylam9548
2 жыл бұрын
For those that do not know, it is not just a couple of useless islands. Those island are the local military base, off shore oil/mineral/fishing rights and something about national prestige, Britain can still bite and you just cannot invade their land with troops and claim it. China are creating their own island in SE Asia and still claim Taiwan for the same rights.
@mrexpress8002
2 жыл бұрын
its time to give this island back to argentina
@wentoneisendon6502
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrexpress8002 lmao they don't want to be part of Argentina. You want to go against the people's wishes? Sounds very dictator like to me
@mrexpress8002
2 жыл бұрын
@@wentoneisendon6502 well populating the falklands with your own people doesn't mean its yours. sounds like colonialism to me.
@c.g.d1899
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrexpress8002 There are plenty of people with Argentinian blood that also want to be a part of the UK.
@c.g.d1899
2 жыл бұрын
Living on the Falkland Islands*
@EdmundKempersDartboard
2 жыл бұрын
"Britain erected a plaque claiming ownership..." It's official.
@stephengeldard6122
2 жыл бұрын
The Argentine's had no interest in these Islands, the were owned and occupied by British Citizen's well before 1833.
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
@@stephengeldard6122 Argentina started trying to take control in 1820, the US destroyed the settlement so the UK could take control.
@Mr4thahaters
Ай бұрын
I’ve always loved the song “Desparecidos” by Sergeant García and after watching this video I know the meaning of it.
@benniinsuedafrika
Жыл бұрын
I loved the way Margret Thatcher explained it ti the Americans, when she was asked why Britain defends a small Islands chain thousand miles from their own mainland. She said, wouldn't the US defend Hawaii, if it would be occupied by a foreign power? Its also a small island chain far away from the US mainland and irrelevant to the economy and in relation ti the population at large, but its the duty of a government ti defend its sovereign territory and their people. Thats why we fight.
@MrBoliao98
2 жыл бұрын
It is a small war, but frankly how many armies can fly to the other side of the globe for a war. Russia can't even get into Kharkiv
@skadoink1736
2 жыл бұрын
Ah, it was about half way through that I realised this was about Ukraine just as much as the Falklands
@Ozymandias1
2 жыл бұрын
But Crimea was too in 2014.
2 жыл бұрын
I thought about that to a bunch of times in the last weeks.
@x900fulanito4
2 жыл бұрын
Is because of that, that some sections of the argentinian media, goverment and people are pro-russia (low key).
@normanbraslow7902
2 жыл бұрын
Your analogy is simply inapplicable on many levels.
@MultiPetercool
2 жыл бұрын
Independence for the Falklands!
@markymark7803
Жыл бұрын
It never was Argentine. They think just because Spain occupied some islands that were contested between France and the UK they should automatically inherit the islands as well as Argentina when Spain left 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ermmm no.
@Shaz337
2 жыл бұрын
Argentinian argument is literally = The islands are closer to us so it must be ours
@tetraxis3011
2 жыл бұрын
They did own them for 3 years so no, that is not their only argument.
@DDRWakaLaka
2 жыл бұрын
@@tetraxis3011 the island was literally never argentinian though? cope and seethe
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
@@DDRWakaLaka Wrong. The islands were Argentinean for 13 years until the US attacked us so the British could steal them.
@alansdorsetfossils4028
2 жыл бұрын
I don't disagree with anything in this but would like to add the following caveat. Yes the proposed scrapping of endurance was seen as a decline in the desire to maintain an interest, however more telling was the imminent sale of HMS Hermes to India and the intention to sell off our only other mini aircraft carrier Invincible to the Australian navy. Without air cover there could be no naval task force sent to the south Atlantic and the subsequent invasion by Argentina would have been impossible to reverse. This was all the Argentinian's needed had they waited another 12 months I would suggest that the Falklands would be under a blue and white flag today and Britain would have been powerless to intervene.
@brandonnorman3680
Жыл бұрын
And then Britain would have sent a bigger force, not that it was needed to fight stupid barbarians with a IQ of a stone
@brandonnorman3680
Жыл бұрын
Apes would have realised , that usa would have backed their allies, APES
@lupea8079
Жыл бұрын
Idk hard to say if USA would of bombed out Argentina. It's the cold war and the last thing the US needed was more Latin American countries going red. The US was already knee deep in Central America and Colombia. 🤷🏽♂️
@generaladvance5812
2 жыл бұрын
If Britain does nothing they'd never be taken serious again. Not responding would be out of the question.
@bobshenix
2 жыл бұрын
And yet the British ruling class is engaged in a constant apologetic virtue-signaling circle jerk-----force-feeding their citizen subjects propaganda designed to make them feel guilty about the actions of ancestors many generations removed, to instill a heavy sense of responsibility for actions they never actually engaged in themselves BUT which still go on today, in the name of democracy. Go figure!
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
Britain isn't even taken seriously now. Those days are long over.
@generaladvance5812
2 жыл бұрын
@@themaskedman221 If you say so.
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
@@generaladvance5812 I know so. Brits are very insecure over their subordinate role in global affairs.
@generaladvance5812
2 жыл бұрын
@@themaskedman221 Speaking for a country of 60+ million inhabitants with sweeping generalisations. Christ, I can feel my brain cells dying reading this. Go read a picture book or something.
@HrvojeBan
Жыл бұрын
What a miscalculation by the Argentine junta that GB won't fight for the Falklands, kinda reminds me how Putin miscalculated the invasion of Ukraine and thought Zelenskyy will run away and Russia will be able to occupy Ukraine without resistance and NATO won't help...
@KarlDeux
2 жыл бұрын
In France they are called "îles Malouines", named after the city of Saint Malo. I guess Malvinas derives from that name.
@littleshep5502
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, France tried to start a war, so "discovered" the islands in 1764, settled them, and named them the malouines, after Saint Malo where most people had come from, before selling this to Spain in 1767. Both were aware the Falklands were British, but these were apparently new islands
@stingo492
2 жыл бұрын
One thing came from this conflict. Britain has invested a lot of infrastructure in the Falklands now. It could be to their financial advantage as I think there is oil around the islands. Also I think rich fishing grounds too.
@dinerouk
2 жыл бұрын
Well they haven't grabbed any fish or oil as yet! Neither did the falklanders previously!
@stingo492
2 жыл бұрын
@@dinerouk Consolidated fisheries limited operate in the Falkland waters.
@stephengeldard6122
2 жыл бұрын
It is also environmentally protected. Why the Argentinian's leave metals there? it's not about oil, the oil production is very low. The British laid claim back in the 1700's, after both British and US whaling ships would dock at the Islands. Argentina did't gain independence from Spain until 1833. They never had an interest in the Islands until it became a "viable interest" for them.🇬🇧
@hpatdh077
Жыл бұрын
But Falkland are in the middle of Argentina sea! It's illegal to extract oil in other countrie's sea.
@Trylena
Жыл бұрын
@@stephengeldard6122 Wrong. Argentina has been independent since 1810 and try to stablish in the islands in 1820.
@dreamingflurry2729
2 жыл бұрын
Geostrategic importance probably - having a port on the other side of the world, that you can refuel at and re-arm and repair ships at is worth a lot! - not to mention: The Islanders were UK-Citizens (and voted to stay with the UK - 95% of voters were pro UK!) and it would look quite bad if the UK just abandoned its citizens!
@JoseLuis-nb2bg
2 жыл бұрын
China y rusia te van a ganar y solo seras una pequeña isla llamada inglaterra.
@Fasut91
2 жыл бұрын
invade, kick current population out, stay there long enough, now what was foreign people becomes local people. Done, land's yours forever
@jorgeperezmore5051
Жыл бұрын
@@JoseLuis-nb2bg este documental esta parcializado dejando ver a los piratas como los justos. cuando la verdad es otra
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