Falklands War (apr 2, 1982 – jun 14, 1982)
Description:
Argentina invades the Falkland Island. Thatcher sends in the "largest peacetime fleet" to regain the islands."She did something that nobody believed was possible and that few other politicians would have risked," wrote Bell. "She sent a force across the world, defeated an illegal aggressor, and stood up for Britain... it changed the course of the election in 1983."
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Date:
apr 2, 1982
jun 14, 1982
~ 2 months and 13 days