The Falklands War

Discussion in 'Postwar' started by Drew5233, Nov 26, 2009.

  1. Quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal Well-Known Member

    Never to be recommended. Sadly, the author of these and many other publications:
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    doubtless referred to by many members - and I'll wager known personally by some - lost his life :

    Army lecturer dies in blast at home
    by David Graves
    Daily Telegraph, 25 October 1997

    A SENIOR Army lecturer was killed yesterday when an explosive device, thought to have been a World War Two hand grenade, exploded at his home several hours after he had returned from a visit to the El Alamein battlefield.

    Dr John Pimlott, 49, head of the war studies department at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, died soon after the blast at his bungalow in Camberley, Surrey. His wife ..... found his body .......

    Police said it was not immediately clear what the explosive device had been and forensic scientists were examining the shrapnel. Officers believe Dr Pimlott was examining the device, part of the collection of military memorabilia he kept in his study, when it exploded.

    They described the incident as a "tragic accident"..............Colleagues told police that it was highly unlikely that Dr Pimlott had found a grenade on his visit to Egypt.

    Dr Pimlott .......... had lectured at Sandhurst for 24 years. He had written a number of books on military history and had recently appeared on the Channel 4 programme Decisive Battles........... Sandhurst's Director of Studies, described him as a "brilliant and inspiring man".

    He was. Such a tragedy.
     
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  2. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Gun Jesus's Falklands kick continues.
    (Remaining as calm/serious/interesting as ever.)



    Quite nice to get a pretty neutral/intelligent septic viewpoint.
    It's made me want to dig some books out again.
     
  3. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    SMLEs were used in the theatre!

    Or carried around by the F.I.D.F. for potential use, at any rate.

    Because their SLRs were pinched by the Royal Marines.
     
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  4. Ewen Scott

    Ewen Scott Well-Known Member

  5. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA Patron

  6. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    Dave55,

    A variety of stories about US support for the UK retaking The Falklands over the years have appeared. Politically the USA supported a peaceful resolution for weeks, with Alexander Haig, Secretary of State to the fore; in the "other corner" was Caspar Weinberger, Defence Secretary, who quietly approved support which was provided by the US military and related agencies. He got a knighthood for his troubles.

    An aircraft carrier, supplies of updated Sidewinder AAMs, SIGINT and photo-recon satellite coverage come to mind.

    Awhile ago I posted: Somewhere in the archive I have a non-government paper on the satellite coverage of the Falklands before and after the invasion. If you want a copy I shall dig that out.

    Part 2

    Just read this in the Mrs T Archive:
    From: The US & the Falklands War (2): the CIA | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
     
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  7. Ewen Scott

    Ewen Scott Well-Known Member

    And then we had the US Ambassador to the UN, Mrs Jeanne Kirkpatrick, very much in the Argentinian corner. Isolated within the US Administation she might have been but was still pro Argentinian. We will never know exactly what she might have said to the junta in the run up to the War.
     
  8. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Ramsey's 'The Falklands War - then and now' (2009) ebook £1.99 throughout January.

    The Falklands War
     

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