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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
during the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina.
I can tell you (since I was in Argentina last month) that the Malvinas Islands (aka The Falkland Islands) are still very much on Argentinians' minds. They are pretty p*ssed off that the British came about 100 years ago and pretty much TOOK them. Nice. Then, they saw the 1982 incident as their big chance to get the Malvinas Islands back, and well...we know how that turned out. Le Sigh........
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From the viewpoint of military history and science the Falkland War was a pivotal event in British (and Commonwealth) military doctrine and technology - the Royal Navy and British Army have all taken many lessons from the successes and failiures of the campaign... some of which saw a radical re-ordering of strategic deployment & of military technology.
I'm sure that the US Navy also took a fair measure of how the Royal Navy handled itself; and more importantly how the Argentinians used technology and tactics in attacking the "superior" Royal Navy (re. Exocet).
However there where some moments harking back the glory days of the British Empire - even if they where on a small scale... it's not often you here of a attacking Commanding Officer being killed while leading charge in the hopes of inspiring his men... nor do you hear of a submarine being damaged by personal anti-tank weaponry...