On the night of the 2nd April 1982, without warning, Argentina launched the invasion of the Falklands Islands. What followed was Britain’s last solo war: the last major conflict fought over British ...

John Woodward, Leader of British Navy in Falkland Islands War, Dies at 81 Admiral Woodward, as commander of a Royal Navy battle group in 1982, gave the order to sink the Argentine cruiser General ...

STANLEY, Falkland Islands Twenty-five years ago, Argentina invaded this wind-swept cluster of British-controlled islands in the remote South Atlantic. After 11 weeks of combat that claimed nearly ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country is in conflict with China over islets in the East China Sea, cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s reflections on the 1982 Falkland ...

The Week columnist Robert Fox pointed out yesterday that Argentina plans to acquire 24 Saab Gripen fighter-bombers, its first major purchase of new military aircraft since the Falklands War. Fox said ...