Falklands War Quotes

“I had the winter at the back of my mind. The Winter. What will the winter do? The wind, the cold. Down in South Georgia the ice what will it do? It beat Napoleon.” —Margaret Thatcher”
― Hourly History, Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End

“one Mirage was damaged and shot down by friendly fire when it attempted to make a forced landing at Stanley Airfield.”
― Hourly History, Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End

“Britain had a small number of troops stationed near Stanley on East Falkland. These included a company sized garrison of 69 Royal Marines”
― Hourly History, Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End

“Imagine yourself, eating dinner with your family or maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. Soldiers break your door down, take your mother and are gone in 30 seconds—and you will never see the ‘suspect’ again. Ever.” —Anonymous witness to the Dirty War”
― Hourly History, Falklands War: A History from Beginning to End