Shame they don't make documentaries like this anymore. One of the most riveting things I've watched in a long time.

@darrenaoake621

7 жыл бұрын

so true

@antivorg1239

7 жыл бұрын

the only documentary company i can think of these days that is still making high quality, information rich documentaries is the BBC, but even they produce some really bad ones, just look at their awfully patronizing documentary on the Falklands!

@daa3417

7 жыл бұрын

Scott 70 Listen lobotomite, only an idiot like you would take my complement of a documentary as an endorsement of a fucking war. I don't care for your opinion of the war, this documentary is unique in it's neutrality and respectful interviews of both sides of the conflict. Lastly it's on you that you're a millennial who can't recall the days before digital HD, this was aired on broadcast TV it looks just like anything else aired at the time. Not to mention that the visual quality has nothing to do with it's merits as a documentary.

@riculfriculfson7243

7 жыл бұрын

Where's stupid?... Ah, there you are Scott :)

@JohnSmith-vy4lh

7 жыл бұрын

Da A If your into documentaries checkout Hellstorm . It's about what happened to the German's after the war . Truly shocking .

Gurkhas from Nepal fought in this war on behalf of Britain.... Proud to be Nepali,,, Gorkhali... Jai Mahakali,, Aayo Gorkhali...

@mohammadwaquiullah6049

8 жыл бұрын

+Surya Bajracharya traitor, serving your british masters like the dog you are.

@suryabajracharya6990

8 жыл бұрын

+TooGray4YOU - they are not our master better u look at history,, british were rich in armours bt we Gurkhas rich in tactics... check out the history,, we Nepalese (Gurkha) were independent nd still independent... british did treaty nd had friendly relation with Gurkhas and thats helping hands not mastering each other...

@EnglishViking420

8 жыл бұрын

Massive respect to you sir

@EnglishViking420

8 жыл бұрын

+TooGray4YOU - fuck you ! the Gurkhas are warriors and would tear you in half you fucking worm we Brits have huge respect for them something you clearly don't know fuckall about

@EnglishViking420

8 жыл бұрын

+TooGray4YOU - lol you talk about it not being relevant to the argument then start spewing shit about a wolf lmao yes we British have a bad past show me a country that doesn't . should we all still hate the Romans for killing half of Europe ? And How is it that Japan is one of Americas biggest allies even after they nuked them less than 100 years ago people move forward pal the world was a lot different 200 years ago your living in a past that no one born today can do anything about , we are far from being Gurkha masters as you claim we stand shoulder to shoulder with them like brothers so when some dip shit like you starts talking shit about it expect something to be said we British love the Gurkhas and it is ab honour to have them by our side

I´m Argentinean and my respect to the soldiers of both sides, THE WAR IS SHIT !!

@charleschapman6810

6 жыл бұрын

So were the Colonels!All those bemedalled popinjays wouldn't be trusted with a platoon of recruits a REAL army!

@jasonbrent4445

6 жыл бұрын

Just because you lost.. BAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA aaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahah

@jambutty2218

3 жыл бұрын

We can’t fight for peace . One Love

@mo-215

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what Mr. Brent is saying down there. Your comment is very polite and unbiased, I appreciate your approach.

@dizzxk1

2 жыл бұрын

@NotEvenHere sharing it's not no the British dictionary.

Funny, when the argentinian guy at the beginning says "the royal marines lacked our motivation" I thought he said "the royal marines lacked an armour division"- which would have been more accurate.

@garwhittaker3743

3 жыл бұрын

He did say that .

@drbrownwings5720

2 жыл бұрын

I would agree although no expert. I wander what they thought when they heard the Vulcan bombing the runway at the airfield in a obsolete bomber got there by multiple other old bombers. And all the other brave servicemen. I understand that some people didn’t like thatcher I can’t comment as wasn’t born but you have to hand it to her she made a statement the Argentines should never have done it in the first place. Fucking joke over pride

@jonoleech7832

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I heard the same thing

@DonWan47

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Imagine the Royal Marines with tanks.😂 They be trying trying to shag the barrels.

I'm an Argentinian, and I believe that we have to leave the Kelpers alone. Even if they one day decide to become Argentine (I know this never will happen), my country is not ready for this. Argentina need start to build a strong nation and grow up. It's time to start to see our internal issues, solve the poverty, learn how to finish corrupt governments. British people receive my respect.

@adrianh332

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am sorrowful our nations went to war, respect to you and the Argentine people.

@vodoofedelin5918

10 ай бұрын

Las Malvinas son de Argentina.

@Augh98-nt2zn

7 ай бұрын

You need to get rid of your jewish marxist politicians first because they're destroying you.

@stijnvandamme76

6 ай бұрын

​@@vodoofedelin5918no, that is a pathological lie.

@decimated550

4 ай бұрын

​@@vodoofedelin5918well sir, the malvina's are from Argentine. So thank you for providing the British a nice set of islands for our use. We took it and you can't have it back

I'm a 19 year old american kid so I couldn't begin to fathom what this must have been like to have a bona fide British territory, with 100% no ambiguity of ownership under international law, to be taken by an occupation force with no Casus Belli, nor humanitarian reasons/protection as THE ISLANDERS ARE BRITISH. Even though it would've been easier to just let it go, you guys refused. Even though there were only 3,000 people; they were YOUR people. And every man and woman of the RN, RAF, RM were willing to fight and die to liberate their people who swore allegiance to the crown. That's something remarkable, and it gives me a bit of faith in humanity. I'm proud to call the British our brothers in arms and am glad you guys are on our side, Thanks from your brothers and sisters across the pond. Rule Britannia! God Save the Queen! God bless America! Long Live the Republic! Glory to the Republic! Then conquer, we must, for our cause it is just, let this be our motto: In God is our trust!

@adambane1719

7 күн бұрын

Yeah, your government doesn't "believe in God", neither does the "Queen"!!!

I love how the airwar aspect of the Falklands war still seemed like a "gentleman war" with each sides fighters having the utmost respect for the other. All the pilots on both sides seem so high class.

@Malibus_Most_Wanted

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool really haven’t seen that since Korea and the great wars

@skornie123

6 жыл бұрын

The Falkland Wars would make for a pretty good video game. Almost every wargame either portrays war as either "totally cool bruh" or the generic "its bad and people die". It would be nice to see that people ,like the pilots respect each other, and that even in times like this respect still exists. The only game I can remember doing such a thing was Valkyria Chronicles I guess.

@stephenglynn5439

6 жыл бұрын

that is a load of rubbish, you can see in the documentary what the british soldiers felt about taking lives. they did not go round chopping heads off 100% guaranteed.

@jys76

4 жыл бұрын

There is no glory in taking somebody's else life...

@hexonatapeloop

2 жыл бұрын

It’s easier to be like that when you don’t have to stick a bayonet in someone.

War is old men talking and young men dying.

There were public votes on the islands. By far the majority of people wanted to be with the british. Argentina then has NO claim to the Falklands Islands . . .

@kimnewman7142

8 жыл бұрын

+bluedimonddust Stupid people getting killed because Thatcher wanted to be a hero. They could have avoided all this through earlier negotiation before the the Argentines invaded. Of course when you survey the Falkland 1200 residents if they wanted to remain British you are going to get an obvious answer but what if you had offered each Falklander say a hundred thousand pounds ( paid by Argentina) and a choice to stay under Argentine rule or offer repatriation in Britain or any commonwealth country The result would have been different and many lives and millions of pounds would have been saved

@DG0398

8 жыл бұрын

+Kim Newman What a stupid comment...

@Wombat1916

8 жыл бұрын

+Kim Newmn Why should 1200 residents be told to leave where their families had lived for 150 years just to satisfy the "honour" of a flea-bitten, bankrupt 3rd world dung heap. At the time Argentina was being ruled by a blood-thirsty Junta who had no respect for the rule of law. It is impossible to negotiate with such in good faith.

@thomasfuhrmeister7318

8 жыл бұрын

+Drew Gaughan WAR IS STUPID - AND ANYBODY WHO TRIES TO FIND ANY SENSE IN A WAR IS AN IDIOT.

@DG0398

8 жыл бұрын

thomas fuhrmeister Then the Argentines shouldn't have invaded and provoked war...

Respects to all the boys who lost their lives and those who were seriously hurt.

@rafalIL29

9 ай бұрын

Yes, those with visible and invisible wounds are usually forgotten after war.

@user-vx6tq7ko2b

8 ай бұрын

​@@rafalIL29not by the ex serving

2:28 "I'm not speaking with a gun at my back." Damn! That guy had balls of steel.

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Whoever made it, whoever posted it - thankyou. To all those who served, regardless of for which side, it's sad that you were caught up in this but thank you for what you did.

Send the politicians to fight. War will end at that very moment. RIP all of the young men that died.

@MrRushhour4

7 жыл бұрын

I dont know man I bet Putin could put up a damn good fight

@spiritof6986

7 жыл бұрын

Max Von Britannia Lol. Good point.

@finnharris6779

6 жыл бұрын

And then new politicians would come and take their place under the same ideals. Nothing would be fixed. War is inevitable.

@yeshualawson

6 жыл бұрын

Finn Harris only the dead have seen the end of war -plato-

@greeniemelb

6 жыл бұрын

No, send their children.

Ronald Reagan actually said "Give Maggie anything she needs and get on with it" He was going to give the USS IWO JIMA to her in the event any aircraft carrier was lost .

@mattslattery4107

7 жыл бұрын

Never seen two leaders that were so close as those two in my lifetime.....

@davidoconnell4100

7 жыл бұрын

Source?

@mattslattery4107

7 жыл бұрын

David O'Connell do not be a lazy ass i am not doing your work its not hard to find.............

@davidoconnell4100

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Slattery Bullshitters usually say that.

@mattslattery4107

7 жыл бұрын

Morons can not even type there is like a thousand different pages you lazy moron. GOOGLE IS NOT HARD TO USE

Respect to Argentines and Brits that fought there.

@robinhughes8822

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck off to the argentines you turn coat

@deoglemnaco7025

2 жыл бұрын

@@robinhughes8822 my father and my brother fought on opposite sides of this. And as fate would have it, they both were engaged in a knife fight with the other and subsequently killed the other. It was pretty crazy

@ordemeprogresso727

2 жыл бұрын

@@robinhughes8822 shut up! i am brazilian

A truly moving film. My uncle served aboard HMS Fearless during the conflict and even though I was only 8 years old at the time I still remember being glued to the television whenever a newsflash came on and being worried sick that his ship may have been hit. Thankfully he came home although sadly he has passed away now. RIP Fleet Chief Petty Officer John Price...

@Trill-Is-Real

Жыл бұрын

W uncle

This documentary is probably the only documentary that I have seen that truly captures what war is and how terrifying it truly is.

@adznz11

Жыл бұрын

It is. They ask many times was it worth all that? And you can see the awnser on the faces on both sides. No...not even close. The argintine that came back to see his country completly unaffected like nothing even happened. Thats the truth. No one even cares. When will we learn? These guys sign up to defend their country but what do they really end up doing? Being used as a bargining chip for elitist interests that the common man never sees any real benifit from. I have wondered what would happen if every nation just refused to kill people for their governments?

Judging by the majority of the comments, very few have really listened to what was said. The respect of the other side by both sides, the regret, the wish not to be there, the pointlessness of it, the sense of dissociation at the jingoistic flag waving band wagon numpties & the mistrust of politicians. But no, all that was missed over a war the guys never wanted over 34 years ago & all because of a pissing contest. It seems that Santayana was right, "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" & there's not been much learning done here.

@benwhyte8062

8 жыл бұрын

Bang on!

@TheJttv

8 жыл бұрын

i have never read a more true comment

@MrBigike76

8 жыл бұрын

after a period of time, isn't that every war. my grandfather's both fought in WWII. Both respected the Germans and the Japanese soldiers after the war was over. One grandfather would not allow the military at his funeral. No 21 gun salute, no flag draped. He would not discuss the war, other than say "what we did to those German soldiers was not the way one human treats another human." "War is a rich man's racket!" - Smedley Butler

@duxd1452

8 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@oldsaltshippers

8 жыл бұрын

Kim Chi You may be unaware, but at the time Thatcher's government was unbelievably unpopular and faced being ousted at the next general election. It is known that at the time, she was well aware that an invasion was imminent (after all, what are spies for?) and rather than send anything in advance to defend the islands, she left a small detachment of marines on South Georgia and a survey ship (no sea warfare weapons onboard). She was almost asking for the islands to be invaded, which of course happened. Only she underestimated how good the Argentinian Air Force was and our sailors and soldiers paid the price for it. After the victory, the country was swept with some real right wing nationalistic pride and she won an election on the back of it. I'm not suggesting that the military junta was a day at the pictures, but this was avoidable. I can't remember who said it, but one of the British military commanders said that _"It was a damn close run thing"_ meaning that we only just about managed it. There is also a publication in the UK called _Private Eye_ and in it was a cartoon in it in which it said on the memorial to the dead _"They died to save her face_". Those last 2 statements sum it up for me.

Walking past an old homeless beggar outside King's Cross station, a man noticed the sign the old beggar held, which read "Falkland's War veteran, please give generously." - Being an old soldier himself, the man pushes a £20 note into the beggars hand and tells him how proud he is of his service. As the man walks away, the beggar slowly looks up and says, "Gracias, señor."

@lastpostbugler

7 жыл бұрын

Yes.......the old ones are the best.

@verabecker4342

4 жыл бұрын

And then the britt returns and shoot the fucking bastard in the foot

@sitaruim

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@Trill-Is-Real

Жыл бұрын

Bro I hate you😂😂😂

well, as a fifteen-year-old Argentinian i can't say a lot about this war. I only wanted to give my opinion, i wanted to express my feelings... it hurts me that lots of British people are calling us "argies", "hurtbutts" or stuff like that. You British should understand that at that time we had a forced military goverment (sorry, but it's hard for me to explain it in English as a non native speaker), and my people didn't want them to control the country so militars decided to "get the islands back" (sorry for the weird expression, you know, i can't find the exact words to write what i want to say) to get the aprovation of the people, because, we had always wanted to take the islands because in fact, they are on our sea plataform (i'm pretty sure i sayed it wrong), but i must say that they were yours and Argentine militars (the ones that were on thr goverment) were totally wrong. The thing that breaks my heart is that our soldiers were teens (18-17 years old), and most of them die because of a stupid forced militar goverment who only care about the power... please respect us... it wans't our fault.. we aren't all militars. thanks you. i hope you could understand.

@isamg6434

6 жыл бұрын

Cryer24597 thank you for understanding😊

@scottstevens8638

6 жыл бұрын

Im a US citizen and I think its bullshit Britts did this over a stupid island

@niallmartin9063

6 жыл бұрын

With Britain having partially acknowledged Argentina's claim by discussing eventual leaseback (albeit after 99 years), and the feeling that this colonial anachronism was well past it's sell by date, there is only one person responsible for this unnecessary slaughter, Galtieri. His Junta colleagues can hang their heads in shame as well. I felt very sorry for the Argentinian conscripts but their bullets were as deadly as those of the highly professionalised Paras, Marines and the Commandoes. Galtieri gambled and lost, only the Argentinian Pilots were a match despite the outdated Mirages and Seahawks. It should never ever have happened. What other choice did Britain have?

@maxryden5322

6 жыл бұрын

@isa mg Como otra persona que habla dos idiomas (mi primero es inglés) entiendo que puede ser difícil encontrar las palabras correctas, y yo tengo bachillerato en español. Te entendí perfectamente, y dijiste casi todo correctamente. También tengo la misma opinión que tú tienes sobre esa guerra. Identifico con tu gente porque tenía muchos profesores argentinos (también hablo con pronuciación rioplatanense [pero acento americano :( ] jajajajaja). Quisiera visitar a tu país y también quisiera ir a las Malvinas. Puedes escribir inglés muy bien para hombre de 15 años. Acabo de mirar otro documental MALVINAS la otra historia (documental de Discovery Channel - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYiZqbKIqLnPc5c.html) y si no lo has visto lo recomiendo. La historia pudiera ser diferente. ¡Gracias para tu comento aquí! Max

@TheDaverobinson

6 жыл бұрын

isa mg - i understood what you wrote perfectly and think it is a lovely sentiment and well said. People often think of wars like they are a football match or something they can cheer and wave a flag at - but these same people would probably have a different point of view if they actually had to do any fighting. There is nothing noble about any war - war is a tragedy for all sides - you can not win a war any more than you can win an earthquake.

"The enemy was not inept and frightened. Nor was he badly equipped and starving. His use of air was audacious. His defensive positions well sited and well constructed. He fought with skill and bravery. Some units resisted to the last man." (Boots on the Ground: Britain and her Army since 1945, Richard Dannatt, Profile Books, 2016)

@sitaruim

Жыл бұрын

Great comment

@peterwhitaker4038

Жыл бұрын

@@sitaruim I agree...the one thing missing was as Kipling wrote 'IF' ..THE WILL TO CARRY ON

@Rosco-P.Coldchain

7 ай бұрын

They were on tumbledown hill and in many other defensive positions on some occasions the paras found Argentinian soldiers hid under sleeping bags etc playing dead..Everybody was frightened it is nothing to be ashamed of..

RIP to the British heroes that died liberating the Falkland islands!

@tedhernandez5009

9 жыл бұрын

Argentine Commando And then you woke up????????????????

@tedhernandez5009

9 жыл бұрын

Ted Hernandez Your country (Argentina is in dire straits financially.....so besides the bull shit you're posting...what the fuck are you doing to clean up your act????

@argentinecommando9897

9 жыл бұрын

Ted Hernandez This is not a debate about the Argentine economy you moron. It's about exposing Britain's greatest military defeat in WW2.

@albertobertorelli1482

9 жыл бұрын

***** The 300,000-strong British Army, in what proved to be its most shameful defeat, abandoned the French and Belgians to fight the Germans alone. "Lord Gort was instructed not to inform his French and Belgian colleagues that the evacuation was beginning. South-east of Dunkirk the British withdrew their units, leaving seven French divisions alone to face the advancing Germans. The French fought on until their ammunition was exhausted and managed, like the Belgians, to tie down German forces that would otherwise have been available to assault the perimeter of Dunkirk." The Miracle of Dunkirk Reconsidered, By Charles Lutton (available online)

@DEATHMETAL334

9 жыл бұрын

Alberto Bertorelli The British Expeditionary Force faced over 800,000 Germans, with support from entire Panzer divisions and bombers. If Britain didn't evacuate the troops pinned on the beaches of Dunkirk, the Wehrmacht would have steamrolled Britain soon after, D-Day would never have happened and the Germans would have won. Eddie is correct, of the 400,000 troops on the beaches 340,000 were evacuated. As Churchill said 'It was a disaster turned triumph. You Argentinians only retreated because you are cowards, 1 submarine sent your entire navy back to port as they were too terrified to leave.

The Argentinians invaded Falklands TWICE... and failed both times.

@ignaciogonzalez7904

7 жыл бұрын

twice?

@williamelanningjr5440

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. The first Argentinian invasion began on 6th October 1832. The invaders were repelled in 1833. On 1st April 1982 (an appropriate date for the fools in Argentina who falsely believe that they originally owned the islands) Argentina invaded again. They were repelled, again, on 14th June 1982. This time the warmongering action of Argentina claimed over 1000 lives, both UK and Argentinian.

@ignaciogonzalez7904

7 жыл бұрын

i don't find nothing on 6th october 1832 can you give a link? and UK invaded Buenos Aires twice and falied both times too

@williamelanningjr5440

7 жыл бұрын

Ignacio Gonzalez Buenos Aires incorrectly assumed that the islands belonged to the Spanish and that they "inherited" the Islands when Argentina became an Independent nation in 1816. They were wrong. Buenos Aires tried to establish a garrison on the island in an effort to control the region. The British repelled the invading Argentinians in 1833. The region known as Argentina was a possession of the Spanish and Spain was an ally to Napoleon when the British attempted to invade Buenos Aires in 1806-1807. Acts of an established war with France. The British were not successful in their attempt to control Buenos Aires. There are a number of sources regarding the 1832 invasion by the Argentinians. www.falklands.gov.fk/our-people/our-history/ There is one for you.

@ignaciogonzalez7904

7 жыл бұрын

the argentines anexed malvinas from spain (who was ocuping them) in 1820 and in 1833 the british invaded them

This documentary is Great at portraing both sides of the conflict, without placing itself in either of both sides, just telling the story the way it happened. As every war it was extremely harsh and unforgiving for everyone involved, my respect to every british and argentinian sailor, pilot, soldier, comando, conscript, etc. Only ones I dont respect are most Argentinian generals who send young men to die, in the cold, hungry, and with little to no training. I cant understand those who picture anyone involved in the war as barbaric or stupid even after watching this documentary, seeing mothers and wifes from both nations crying for their sons and husbands, seeing soldiers from both sides talking their horrible war experiences. This war ment the Clash of two giant egos, the Argentinian and the British pride ment the death of almost 1000 people. My point is that this film takes the term "If history is Written by the winners, then that means there is another history" really into acount, and it does it incredibly.

@reportingfromthebunker

4 жыл бұрын

Glad To See a Reasoned Critique of a Documentary. Much Love To You, from a Polish-Scot Living in London.

@HankD13

4 жыл бұрын

Would only say that British pride is not the only justification. The principle matters, not appeasing or rewarding naked military aggression. A lesson we have learned the hard way. I was a soldier in 82 and peripherally involved in Op Corporate. No pride, but a lot of outrage - and pretty much nation wide. Thatcher could not have survived not responding.

@jimmyhillschin9987

3 жыл бұрын

@@reportingfromthebunker great comments, both of you. So good to see blessed humanity in such an emotional, contested space. The documentary makers did a great job. If only we had their like with us today.

@hexonatapeloop

2 жыл бұрын

They were not expecting the British to fight back. That was the calculation. Signals of War is a good book on this.

@topbanana4013

Жыл бұрын

@@hexonatapeloop that's there misfortune and cant blame the British. the reason they never expected a fight back is that the Americans told them if you invaded the British would do nothing as it was 8000 miles away they huff and puff and do nothing, how wrong was they both.

I remember crying whilst watching this as a young man. The individual stories of incredible bravery, selflessness and sheer humanity that these servicemen and women showed to both friend and foe, throughout the conflict, stands to this day as a testament to the incredible quality of individual that our Armed Forces produce. Not many things make me proud to be British these days, but these people, what they achieved (and how they dealt and still deal with their losses and traumas to this day) still do. Massively. Exceptional people.

How do you get 10,000 Argentinians into a telephone box? Tell them it's not theirs.

@mangadatoga

3 жыл бұрын

jools, Argentina resisted 2 british invations to the Capital City Buenos Aires. XIX century. Read some history.

@mariaamarilla3922

2 ай бұрын

That applied to Great Britain, they love invading places!

Had the pleasure if working with some of these lads! Utmost respect!

Fantastic upload @Seagame Kohking. Roughly 4 years ago this documentary inspired me to write my own film based in The Falklands War which can be found on my channel. This video really helped me visualise what the war was like and gave me some great ideas for the film. Kudos to you sir for inspiring me to make it!

@argentino870

2 жыл бұрын

Like

@sitaruim

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

An excellent documentary. The respect each side had for the other is quite refreshing to hear. It's a pity the Argentinean people are raised from birth to hate us (The British) with such unthinking fervor. If they hadn't have been, all those deaths would almost certainly never have occurred.

@gcarrace

7 жыл бұрын

it's a pity you actually believe that we are raised the way u describe it

@NegativeNumbers427

7 жыл бұрын

Your countrymen and women must have gotten the idea from somewhere, Gcrrace.

@gcarrace

7 жыл бұрын

not sure what u mean by the idea

@neilcook4686

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, well-balanced good documentary, but Argentinians are not 'raised from birth to hate us' - no idea where you get this claim from. I've been to BsAs three times in the last two years (moving there soon) and there is no hatred - certainly, they are taught at school that The Falklands belong to them (arguable... ) but claiming they are taught hate is bollocks.

@neilcook4686

7 жыл бұрын

Perdon, no toda la gente inglesa piensa que la gente de Argentina nos odia (y perdon por mi espanol)

I heard the Argentinian military laid down their weapons when they knew the Ghurkas were coming.

@delhidelirium9091

7 жыл бұрын

the man with no name ... yeah, Sergio Leone & Ennio Morricone too !!!! 3 of my all time favourite things in life.

@richardd6455

7 жыл бұрын

no they didn´t.

@pranavr9783

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardd6455 they actually did. many wars have been wan as soon as Gurkha join. Falkland is one of them. In India and Pakistan war. Where for every Pakistani petsonel ten indian would die. According to India analyst as Pakistan had the altitude advantage. They send 750 Gurkha made over 7000 pakistani to surender. In Falkland however it was thanks to a novel prize winer forgot his name. That guy made propoganda about how blood thirsty Gurkha were and that the British chain them and all. False propoganda. And many claim it the reason why so many Argentina men surenderd. Just few hours before Gurkha actull attack the Argentina army surenderd. Britan even airlifted the Gurkha to attack. Something they had it done to other army. This may have added fear to Argentina army. Gurkha remain the only unit in britan that do not require much externally support. I mean 5 nation in world use Gurkha as they are fearless unit. They are very quick, sneaky and more of all they are bravest warriors earth have seen. It not just one or two men that have shown courage. Even in battle of galepoli sir Ian Hamilton have said each little Gurkha were worth full weight in gold. And for 6th Gurkha regiment he even said if he had more Gurkha they would never have been stoped in darjadels. Sir Ian Hamilton so liked the Gurkha he changed the name of the area Gurkha took from otomen as Gurkha beach and Gurkha bluff. An area where Brits were convinced was not posible. Gurkha are bravest of the brave. Very loyal and a reason many claim that they are the unit that brought fear in the heart of Japanese in Burma. I mean there is a mention that hittler himself tried to recruit Nepal to join them. He said if he had gurkha he will conquer entire Europe. And Germany send many gift to Nepal but Nepal a nation was just to loyal to budge. It poor nation and even the first Mercedez Benz car gift did not melt them to join.

@pranavr9783

Жыл бұрын

@The Richest Man In Babylon operation moonshine, even BBC journalists asked Gurkha right after Argentina surender. If they are ok with the outcome. Specifically how Gurkha were portrayed. Gurkha said none of his men died and he was happy with the outcome. Despite the propoganda that Gurkha had to be locked in cages. Also you said Babylon. Do you know were Babylon was founded. By the way word Babylon is named by Greeks. And it was founded by ruller of Sumerian which made Babylon right next to the city of Kish. Interestingly the Greeks who couldn't even name the city of babil or babulu is said to origin with similarity to Sumerian which is also said to be part of Mesopotanian civilisation. That being said Kish is the oldest known place of literature , so the oldest writing and hence people claim oldest language thousand of year before Sanskrit and Telugu. Kish is said to be where khas people get their name from. Land all over Asia is named after the last people. Roman called them kassite or casites , Chinese yartse tribe, the khas people have many name however they left their presence in land all over Asia such as kash Ghar in china, Kashmar and kashan in Iran, kash providence of Afghanistan, Kashmir , kashipur and kashi of India , Kashmor and Kashmere of Pakistan. That being said Gurkha who come from Nepal and India speak Nepali. Nepali language origins from khas kura . Or the language of khas. The khas people of Nepal or pahdee people kept the name khas to show that they origin from the land of Kish. Interestingly Babylon which is said to be in Iran the blood sample of the Caspian region and Nepal pahdee people are quite literally the close match. Even closer than majority of people in china and India. I showed you the name of your KZread name. Research more. Babylon is named 250 time in bible . But not in Quran despite comeing from religion of Abraham son. Ever wonder. It is named babil in Quran. And pre arabic writer claim Babylonian giants gave the language as a gift by giant not in height but in stature in society like teacher and doctor regarded as a very noble or great or big job position. This is inscribed in rocks. And you can see Sumerian or khas they definitely had a big contribution since it was their ruler that created Babylon ( so called the city we know by Greeks who couldn't name it properly).

@pranavr9783

Жыл бұрын

@The Richest Man In Babylon they didnot had to. Operation moonshine the british radio got the argentina men scared in falkland and that is a fact. The creation of cartoon by argentina to come back the fear of gurkha was one of the strategy used by argentina even after the war.

Damn, The Brits not only do things, but they always look Damn good doing it.. : )

what a touching documentary. I was almost in tears at the end there.

The General Belgrano was my father's old ship, the ex-USS Phoenix. Dad was aboard her, serving as an assistant gunnery officer, on the morning of December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor). I always wondered why the Brits deemed it necessary to sink her, then I found out that she was carrying Exocet anti-ship missiles, which made her VERY dangerous to the Royal Navy's invasion fleet. Another thing that struck me as odd was the rapidity with which the old cruiser sank. My father said that she was designed with pretty good watertight compartmentalization and should have been able to stay afloat quite awhile, even though dead in the water. So I've often wondered what material condition she was steaming under when she was torpedoed. To my way of thinking, all hatches below the water line should have been secured and I've often wondered if that was indeed the case.

@LittleTed1000

7 жыл бұрын

From Wikipedia: The second torpedo struck about three-quarters of the way along the ship, just outside the rear limit of the side armour plating. The torpedo punched through the side of the ship before exploding in the aft machine room. The explosion tore upward through two messes and a relaxation area called "the Soda Fountain" before finally ripping a 20-metre-long hole in the main deck. Later reports put the number of deaths in the area around the explosion at 275 men. After the explosion, the ship rapidly filled with smoke. The explosion also damaged General Belgrano's electrical power system, preventing her from putting out a radio distress call. Though the forward bulkheads held, water was rushing in through the hole created by the second torpedo and could not be pumped out because of the electrical power failure. In addition, although the ship should have been "action stations", *she was sailing with the water-tight doors open.* To be fair she was outside the exclusion zone so maybe the captain underestimated the threat.

@CaesarInVa

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation. Seems that the Belgrano's captain learned the same, hard lesson Capt. McVeigh of the USS Indianapolis learned: during a war, there's no such thing as a safe zone.

@kkkwhhh

7 жыл бұрын

CaesarInVa I met the engineer of the Conquerer the sub that sank the Belgrano when I was serving ,he told me the belgranos hatches must have been open and that the sailors on board were all junior with little training .That's why it went down so quick, he also said they could hear them screaming and everyone on Conquerer was upset the captain then set sail to get them away from it. Sad times for all

@LittleTed1000

7 жыл бұрын

pixies hart Yeah, you sink a ship, not sailors.

@wilkatis

7 жыл бұрын

14 inch (356mm)? It's a cruiser not a battleship. 6 inch (150mm) was the caliber of its main armament.

Gurkha are more than british in falkland war! we Nepalese fought hard for UK, Proud to be Gurkha NEPAL

@Andyb2379

8 жыл бұрын

God bless you sir

@EnglishViking420

8 жыл бұрын

Proud to have you by our side massive respect

@Hugh_Morris

7 жыл бұрын

Always have respect for the great Gurkhas and their service to Britain

@K250LB

Ай бұрын

Juego sucio por parte de los británicos 😂😂😂

A powerful documentary that offered a respectful view of those on both sides of the battles.

all of you are Brave on the keyboard ! the war is not a game.

@Manofskky

7 жыл бұрын

Too true.

@Zooumberg

7 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what it is,

@fidelismiles7439

7 жыл бұрын

"Reveal"oh wow please tell my future or do a Magic trick...

@Zooumberg

7 жыл бұрын

I think you'll find Strigon, that the vast majority did not benefit from the pillaging of other countries the British Empire took control of. The British did, however, benefit a lot of the countries we invaded. We put infrastructure in where there was none.

@fidelismiles7439

7 жыл бұрын

Ha someone got triggered. You say something , i will answer in my way respect is earned not given.

"You have to ask yourselves who are the invaders, them or us?" Exactly. No one bloody lived there before the English. Royal Navy Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing on the then uninhabited islands in 1690, and named them after his patron Lord Falkland. France founded the first settlement on the archipelago in 1764. A year later British Captain John Byron claimed the Falklands for George III, apparently not realising that the French were already established in a different part of the islands. Spain disapproved of both colonies, regarding the Falklands as Spanish territory following the Treaties of Torsedillas (1494) and Utrecht (1713). By 1811 Spain and Britain had abandoned the outpost altogether, both leaving plaques asserting their rival claims. The Falklands were left to the sheep until 1820, when a ship from the United Provinces of the River Plate, the newly independent Spanish colony which would later become Argentina, claimed the islands. They would remain in “Argentinian” hands until 1833. Basically Argentina owned the islands for a grand total of 13 years and they were in British hands before that.

@Quidzyn

9 жыл бұрын

I agree with you in the main but Argentina never "owned" the islands between 1820 and 1833. They were just squatters really. The legal title to the islands has been with the UK since 1765. Argentina knows this. That is why Argentina has never dared take the case before the United Nations International Court of Justice (UNICJ)...because they know they would lose. The facts are there for anyone to read at www.falklandshistory.com

@hisevilness_com

9 жыл бұрын

Problem is it is closer to Argentina then to the UK hence one could argue that there claims are valid. The other hand the population, who administers the island for a long period etc. It is more like 50/50 both sides have valid arguments.

@hisevilness_com

9 жыл бұрын

It does actually, and who's peasant was there first, what the actual people on there want. And some other tedious laws.

@Hector-bj3ls

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Raver Well the French were there first, then us and the people want to remain British... so they will :)

@Quidzyn

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Raver The "proximity argument" is immaterial and has no legal basis. Jersey remains a UK dependency despite being less than 20km from France. Giraltar remains a British Overseas Territory (BOT) despite having a border with Spain. What is important is where the legal title to the land lies plus the sovereign will of the people who live on the land in question. In the case of the Falkland Islands the legal title to the land is held by the UK and the people who live there wish to remain a BOT. Therefore, legally speaking, the Republic of Argentina does not have a leg to stand on. The Argentine leadership know this. That is why they have never dared take the case before the United Nations International Court of Justice (UNICJ)....because they know they would lose.

Nevermind picking sides, the main message I get from this is that war is hell on earth and should be avoided at all costs.respect to both military forces. All over prestige on both sides, despicable politicians

@snowflakemelter1172

8 жыл бұрын

it is not about prestige, it is about defending international law. If the FI were handed over against the will of its population any other other country that wanted to invade British overseas territory would have a green light. If borders are not defended then chaos will ensue. fortunately brave men do this job that keyboard warriors like you won't do. freedom has to be fought for.

@kimnewman7142

8 жыл бұрын

+Rufus Chucklebutty So called International Law? What do you think Britain would have done if China had decided to take over the " British Crown Colony" of Hong Kong in 1982 ? ( which it stole from China in 1842) Would the UK have sent warships and troops to fight China? The Brits weren't that crazy

@johntaylor5656

8 жыл бұрын

+Kim Newman If you check your history then you will know that Britain indeed send Gunboats to China to resolve an issue. Hong Kong on the other hand was legally leased from China not stolen. That lease ended in the latter part of the last century and Hong Kong reverted to Chinese control.

@expatstone8310

8 жыл бұрын

+George Marijanovich Sotland was not taken by force,The collapse in 1700 of attempts by Scotland to launch a trading empire to rival England's East India Company in Panama was a pivotal moment. Crippled by poor supplies and illness, it was quickly abandoned, losing some £400,000 - half of Scotland's available capital. For pro-Unionists it was conclusive evidence that Scotland's future prosperity was best served by union. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707

Such a moving piece of documentary for anyone. So glad I watched it.

I was in boarding school at the time. I was 12 years old and a few of the boys fathers were out in the Falklands. Fortunately none of their fathers lost their lives. Even though the boarding school was very much the training ground for future officers, there was no sense of victory at the time and even at the age of 12 we could sense the fear and hope of it all ending soon. What a lot of people forget is that the reason Thatcher sent troops to the Falklands was because she was weak in the polls. Soon after the war she called a general election and guess what - she won! It was a selfish act on her part.

The realities of war, a truly touching documentary.

I respect the heroes on both sides who fought on that war. I have no respect for your government which has so terribly lied to you throughout these years.

@pivot8871

8 жыл бұрын

True

@nicolaszan1845

8 жыл бұрын

The goverment at that time was an unpopular, terrorist military regime that has long since passed. Our current goverment is much more pro-europe than you think.

@nicolaszan1845

8 жыл бұрын

+mucker gee You are talking of the Kirchnerist regime. That changed in late 2015, now the president is Macri. It is VERY pro- Europea and YES, it is pro Britain. The only disagreement they currently have is the Falkland islands. Also, the educational system here hardly mentions the topic. All we know about it comes from historians ( from Britain as Well). We have that anti- British feeling for two reasons: 1. The Falkland islands, that WE say are ours, and YOU say it's yours. We never actually came to an agreement, sooo..... 2. Your puppet, Chile. We are on VERY BAD TERMS with them, and are not only treacherous and agressive, but also bullies and TOTALLY under the USA's and British control. No-one in the continent like them.

@nicolaszan1845

8 жыл бұрын

+mucker gee Mucker, in the latest press conferencia he talked about a "New Age" between the two countries. Fingers crossed!

@nicolaszan1845

8 жыл бұрын

+mucker gee Yeah, the odds of both countries getting along are slim. But in the future, say... 2060. Hopefully. And no, the ex-president will likely not be charged. Most of her main ministers and allowed businessmen are being actively charged, with PILES of evidence against most. So that is good. But such an important figure as Christine (or however you say it in English) covered most if not all of her tracks, so it is going to be hard! Once, a judge was investigating her, and when he was about to file a document for her detention, he "killed himself".

Good docu. Thx for the upload

We must never let this happen again

One of the better documentaries on the Falklands War. Instead of all the pro-war we did it type stuff this one has focused on the facts and horror of it all. Seems like nobody enjoyed the killing and that's a good thing. War is not fun or pretty and it shouldn't be taken lightly. It's refreshing to see the humanity of the soldiers on each side of the war. There were no bad guys here, all the soldiers are to be commended. They were just doing their job. Hopefully we can all learn a lesson from this. Argentina I think has become a better country since then. The real shame should never be for losing a war but for starting a war to begin with. Again, the soldiers are not the ones who started it and I hope that the two countries will work out any future problems with diplomacy. The real losers are the family and friends of those who are lost.

@tedhernandez5009

9 жыл бұрын

I Agree......soldiers have to fight the mistakes of their countries leaders....albeit....some leaders have their collective heads in a very dark place....southerly kind of....

@paulcasini4759

9 жыл бұрын

VERY WELL PUT 100% CORRECT GOOD COMMENT

@ExBruinsFan

9 жыл бұрын

No. The real losers were the MEN who were sacrificed for no good reason. For the sake of evil leaders.

@blobbem

9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic documentary. Unbiased, yet emotional. Factual, but not nationalistic. Don't see that often. It is a shame that the soldiers who fight in wars forgive the opposing nation after the war, yet the mere citizens of both the warring nations are compelled to insult and bicker with each other over who is better years after the war had finished.

Listening to these soldiers and marines speak of the horrors they witnessed makes me wonder how anyone could walk away mentally intact after having survived such horrendous experiences...and the Falklands was a "brief", though viciously intense, war. Imagine what 4 years in the trenches must have been like....Passchendaele....The Somme....Ypres.....Mametz.

@pcka12

7 жыл бұрын

Having grown up as the child of those born in post WW1 euphoria who then served through WW2 (both men and women). I can only confirm the lasting psychological injuries of they suffer, my mother in particular was effected by the violence she endured as a young woman commanding transport units south of London whilst under aerial bombardment with its associated chaos and casualties.

@cobbler40

2 жыл бұрын

Young men who go to war if not physically wounded are mentally wounded. They relive their experiences every day until they die. It so awful they take their own lives.

A brutal video really showing the realities of the war beyond a keyboard. RIP to all those who died and all the best to those who survived.

Respect to all the people who contributed to this, and who served on both sides of this needless war. May there never be another one here, or anywhere else if possible. Excellent documentary that people should watch.

@rustykilt

7 жыл бұрын

I only have admiration for the Argentinian conscripts who were up against the best units of the British army.

@thaitim007

7 жыл бұрын

I have pity for the conscripts and their families, and the families of the pilots and navy. Needless waste of life for nothing.. Argentina, Spain and Britain were in peace over the Falklands for over 150 years until 1982. From 1500-1833 Spain took south America and Britain took the Falklands. In 1982 the Argentinians are Spanish descendents, the Falklands, British. Britain wont invade Spain or Argentina. Why should anyone invade the Falklands and try to impose Argentinian rule on British descendents. Does not make sense.

The British and Argentine servicemen speak of each other with respect, courtesy and dignity. Some of the viewers might benefit by learning from them.

Argentina entered a war they couldnt win, and they knew about it. They werent looking for territory, they were trying to give a reason to the people suport their dictadors so the best way of doing so was entering a war and as invading Uruguay and Brazil would mean certain defeat, they invaded The Falkland as they tought nobody would come.

@fidelismiles7439

7 жыл бұрын

you know that uk was about to loose right?

@marcellofabrizio421

7 жыл бұрын

Strigon Wolf If the British task force failed, Thatcher would send an invasion force to continental Argentina and the war would reach a whole new level.

@chasquinto

7 жыл бұрын

no they would , after the ww2 , war was a very touchy subject and having russian and u.s.a at the edge of a nuclear war they would think twice

@marcellofabrizio421

7 жыл бұрын

lucas saez www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9165653/How-the-RAF-drew-up-plans-to-attack-Argentina-over-the-Falklands-in-1982.html

@marcellofabrizio421

7 жыл бұрын

lucas saez www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2592320/The-secret-disastrous-SAS-attempt-invade-Argentina-revealed-In-Falklands-War-crack-troops-suicidal-mission-storm-Galtieris-Exocet-missile-base-This-story-told-time.html

Great documentary, thanks for posting. What year was this film made?

Beautiful and fascinating. Important to remember the history of these types of conflicts and their results on people involved.

Out of all the docs ive watched on this, this seems the most balanced on both sides. I found it interesting to hear the Argentinian P.O.V on the war. Just shows at the end of the day we are all human and they are soldiers who each have respect for each other.

@andrew_koala2974

3 жыл бұрын

Pro's&Con's Explain exactly what are 'Soldiers' Where is this word derived from. Having served in the Military for 24 years, I know the answer. Do you?

@DarkpowderUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrew_koala2974 Wikipedia: The word soldier derives from the Middle English word soudeour, from Old French soudeer or soudeour, meaning mercenary, from soudee, meaning shilling's worth or wage, from sou or soud, shilling. The word is also related to the Medieval Latin soldarius, meaning soldier (literally, "one having pay"). These words ultimately derive from the Late Latin word solidus, referring to an Ancient Roman coin used in the Byzantine Empire

On the 40th Anniversary of this War I wish to send heart felt sympathies for anyone who fought in the Falklands or was affected by loss or injury as a result, war is a messy, bloody and miserable affair, this Documentary tells a fair and touching story from both sides of the conflict.

Great documentary, done with care, thought,and compassion. War is terrible, but humanity never seems to learn; as we are witnessing today.

Wonderful, moving, balanced documentary, those that fought appear chivalrous to each other, and blessedly so are most of the comments!

@jimmyhillschin9987

3 жыл бұрын

nicely said Udey. It is so much better than on most threads about the Falklands/Malvinas.

Here in Brazil I was a soldier from 1988 to 1990, my memories of this war were still fresh! I still admire the courage of my Argentine and English brothers! From Brazil, my respect

What shocks me the most was the childish attitude of the Argentines right before the British counter attack, they were celebrating as if they just had won the Champions League or like they thought war was all about making nice parades or soldiers looking handsome in their fancy uniforms. It must be pointed out that in '79 Argentina also tried to bully Chile in a conflict in the South and had even prepared an Army, who was more or less professional and prepared for winter war. And again, the People in Argentina was celebrating the potential war in the most unreasonable manner. However, due this conflict with Chile, the Argentine Army decided to keep it's best troops in Patagonia fearing a Chilean attack from the South while they were busy fighting in the Falklands. Instead, they sent to the Falklands a bunch of conscripts who had hardly finished High School and had no experience in weaponry. This shows how improvised was all this war because the Military Junta was desperate to hang to power. But I guess this little details weren't known when this documentary was made in '87. I really liked this docu, it made great insights and showed the bravery of the soldiers in both sides.

Excellent doc, ty for posting

Thankyou from the bottom of my heart

Britain did what it had to do. Argentina forced the issue, Britain resolved it.

@declancadman4584

8 жыл бұрын

Well said

@kelumo7981

8 жыл бұрын

+Californian Thats the problem with these Western countries wanting to control other countries thousands of kilometers across the oceans

@kelumo7981

8 жыл бұрын

GodSaveThe UnitedKingdom LOL if i was you i'd be lost for words too

@rivco5008

8 жыл бұрын

+Kel Moch I don't think that the building of empires is something exclusive to western nations. They're just the most recent. Great Britain controlled choke points as a vital part of their empire. Gibraltar, Suez, Hong Kong, and yes , the Falklands. When nations achieve these global ambitions it changes them. Even after the empire is gone, it casts a long shadow. Non-western Iran's actions and policies are still influenced, at least in part, by its lost imperial glory. Britain is no different. To them, after 40 years of retreat from empire, the idea that these Latin American thugs, which the junta was, just marched in and took the place, really pissed them off. And nobody was more pissed off than Thatcher. They should've called it Thatcher's War she was going to get those islands back whatever it took.

@kelumo7981

8 жыл бұрын

Californian I agree with you analysis it certainly to only in history,not in today's world where all nations interact in equal footing on different global forums. You made a case for invasion and occupation of foreign land presumably to oust dictators,but to illustrate my point, NATO setup a no fly zone in Libya and used it as a pretext for war and to depose Qaddafi, and Libya is now embroiled never ending turmoil with no end in sight,and none of the countries that caused this mess are bothered nor do they benefit in any way

proud of the lads dont mess with the royal marines they will fuck you up

@NamVetBuck

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed...until they screw with US Marines !

@SuperEdep

10 жыл бұрын

oops 5ft 8 while the meathead yank was 6ft 2 lmao no brainer

@Andy-oe8bi

10 жыл бұрын

i saw that, place 100 royal marines against 100 us marines see who goes running

@SuperEdep

10 жыл бұрын

the British army are better trained fact.. While the Americans may have more money to spend on their military.. But the Yankee army just pull the trigger and hope to hit something

@Andy-oe8bi

10 жыл бұрын

my dad served 25 years in the british army he was an RSM when he left my brother served 22 years in the army WO2 they both made the same comment as youself

A well done piece of documentary. Showing survivors emotion & their view on death and heroism from diff side which is rare.

@38:06 I remember when I was younger, I was up late (just like now) and saw this documentary late night on cable (maybe the History Channel) and was amazed at the raw footage that was at this point. It was the most remarkable footage I had seen of actually modern warfare; seeing aircraft fly so close to naval ships in real-time combat. I'm always appreciative to see this when I watch it today.

Jean Kirkpatricks remarks reflecting the US position back them appear to boarder the absurd when she says the conflict seemed so strange about islands objectively so unimportant. I wonder how the US would have reacted back then or today if someone invaded guam or attacked Hawaii. The conflict was much less about an island but about soveregnity, the pribciple of self determination and British citezens.

Feel sorry for those welsh guards burnt on the ship.....terrible. What a senseless war

@thecasualfront7432

7 жыл бұрын

But it just goes to show you.....when the British decide to move on you, your in trouble. 🇬🇧

@harryflashman3451

7 жыл бұрын

Fools Gold Found the war on the British part was not sensless but the descision to keep them on the ship to keep them warm was bloody stupid

@RubyMarkLindMilly

2 жыл бұрын

Senseless war are you joking?

@thecasualfront7432

2 жыл бұрын

@@RubyMarkLindMilly to liberate a handful of people and some penguins? Bloody stupid waste of some of our best lads

Awesome documentary, I was in Belize at this time. Met a lot of the Marines who served there. Great bunch of Soldiers.

My Recce Sgt was on the Galahad, thankfully he is still about today. After personally experiencing conflict on more than one occasion, I don’t think there is any winners with us on the ground, you just hope you and your buddies get home. RIP to All Falkland Island Soldiers lost on both sides.

The Falklands (or Malvinas, as you prefer) War to me was interesting from an aviation perspective, as a demonstration of the Harrier. While it wasn't designed for air-to-air, pilots quickly realized that with the vectored thrust they could easily avoid missiles while an argentine jet would have to resort to kicking in its afterburners, which due to its distance from the mainland in effect meant the Argentinians could only avoid once before returning home. It also, almost hilariously in retrospect, came close to causing another chill in Franco-English relations: English ships, coming under fire from French made air-to-sea ordinance, demanded the "kill codes" to neutralize the missiles in flight. France, obviously, refused. The angry recriminations and diplomatic fury passing between the countries seems almost comical, except in context of lives and deaths.

@BenLewis-ni1zb

5 ай бұрын

And the fact the USA gave us a few crates of Sidewinders. Proved to be a game changer. Without them it might have been a very different result.

@jamesshipp401

5 ай бұрын

@@BenLewis-ni1zb Shame the Belgium's withheld munitions from the UK, our munitions!!!

Love to those brave British soldiers from Canada!

@paulharrison5977

5 жыл бұрын

Love to Canada from a Brit

@francodanielnoguera8256

5 жыл бұрын

Brave? Are you stupid the argentinian were the braves they had had everything to lose

@Azzi_0161

3 жыл бұрын

Franco Daniel Noguera stfu you ignorant clown. Both sides were brave it was a war. Britain were the ones defending their island that Argentina were invading. Sad KZread is filled with clowns like you

I liked this... for the single reason that it depicted in a way that starkly contrasted the 'total idiocy of movies makers who in-still into peoples minds that war and killing is some sort of glamorous mechanistic demonstration of heroism and bravado! It is not, in fact those who think it is, really display their utter hatred for life; they raise questions in my mind as to how such became embodied in a human form! This documentary sees it as it really is... horrific, and yet the accounts of young men from both sides, expressing regret, loss and deep compassion for each other. Love is stronger in every sense... why do we forget to utilise it? Thank you for posting the doc.

All the veteran's feel the same especially about coming home, bullcrap patriotism and the fulse sense of glory in war ! As the para said at the end of the documentary "war is a horrible and dirty business and we shouldn't go to war at all" sums up most wars and most veterans feelings !

Let us all help to speed the day when this wonderful earth and its rich resources are held in common for the benefit of all humanity.

@andrew_koala2974

3 жыл бұрын

majorMcpharter Yes, and we can start by eliminating copyright. Make everything Public Domain, and there is a world full of brilliant people that will always improve any design that will benefit the people and not just the Elite few and their financial backers. The TREE of knowledge has been hijacked by CORPORATE criminals.

Taking nationalities and the rights/wrongs of the war apart for a moment, you'll rarely hear a truer and more heartfelt statement on war and how disconnected the general public are from the suffering and tribulations of the men who protect them than that of the Argentinian describing his experience on returning home from 1:36:39. One of the most moving statements I've ever heard. I hope that man has enjoyed a long and happy life after the conflict.

@MaxPower-lf5wx

10 ай бұрын

thats because we dont go to war as often as england does i think they did with almost every country in the world..for what? your country stills smaller than ours..and you took lifes for nothing...

Although Doctors take the oldest oath in all of the professions, there is something about a soldier, airmen or sailors general conduct during war that is quite humbling.The clear admiration and mutual respect between the British and Argentine really is something to behold.

I was fascinated with this war, could not wait to watch Nightline with the latest news every day.

Fascinating documentary, never seen it before now and it gives a whole new dimension to the conflict. Its quite moving in parts, i can't help but spare a thought for the people of both nations who lost loved ones because of; as that nice lady described it at the end the "Pride" of two nations.

@Twirlyhead

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, except "pride" was pretty low down on the British list of reasons for going to war to oppose a criminal military invasion - just like it was in 1939.

@tbrasc0

10 жыл бұрын

Twirlyhead The war was fought by Britain for exactly the right reasons there's no denying that.

@dizzxk1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Twirlyhead there was a criminal military Invasion on 1833 by your side too. But well, for British when they are the agressors there's always some justification.

yes, Argentina tried to take the islands and failed. But it seems that British schools don't teach their kids that the United Kingdom tried to take Buenos Aires, not once, but twice, and failed as well. it's really ironic when you see british people calling someone else "invader"

@tacoking1333

9 жыл бұрын

Lol butt hurt Argentinian

@GhettoPlatypus

9 жыл бұрын

Martin Kriletich Source?

@FightingForce1

9 жыл бұрын

Martin Kriletich You should learn a bit of history first before trying to spread propaganda rubbish... 1.) Great Britain and Argentina has only ever had one war between them 1982. 2.) The wars you are trying to twist were between the British and Spanish Empires. 3.) If Argentina tried to bully the Falkland Islands again the British will be back to sort them out again.

@martinkriletich3635

9 жыл бұрын

Fighting Force You should read before commenting, because I never said there was a war between these two countries back then. Buenos Aires did exist back then, though it belonged to the Virreinato del Rio de la Plata. Are you going to say that there were no british invasion to these territories? It seems that you didn't have a decent history programme at school... Again, read, think, then talk, not the other way round. And also, it wouldn't be propaganda if I lied, fucktard ;)

@drewdk6374

8 жыл бұрын

Martin Kriletich Nice lies, did you make the Wikipedia page you took them from yourself?

Britain god bless the lives that were lost, we are still a strong country, even tho everybodys here nower days, true brit right here. lets hope we can still be as one !! STAND AS ONE FOR TRUE BRITISH PEOPLE..

I first watched this many years ago,a superb balanced documentary of the Falklands war,even now I find parts of it very difficult to watch.

Sad time for all involved. The loss of life was not necessary.

Back in the 80"s I had a buddy that was in the Air Force at the time. The USA gave a lot of logistic and intelligence support to Britain.

@charleschapman6810

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, we didn't want to actually shoot any Argentine peasants, but we're generally opposed to crackpot colonels settling territorial disputes with invasions!

@williammorley2401

Жыл бұрын

TheIsreal0312, and the USSR (Russia), Israel, and most of South America gave a lot to Argentina....

This gave a lot more human perspective to the war. I'm glad I watched it.

It's incredible to consider that the UK's willingness to defend its territory would be viewed as objectionable in today's society.

thumbs up if Top Gear got you to this video to learn about this war

@Rammstom2

9 жыл бұрын

How ignorant can you possibly be?

@totallynotmi6351

8 жыл бұрын

+fyrstikken You should learn your History but that episode was hilarious.

@lightbenderga2017

6 жыл бұрын

Nope I got here from Oversimplified.

@blackleather7065

6 жыл бұрын

Top Gear SUCKS

@lightbenderga2017

6 жыл бұрын

blackleather Are you crazy?

4 nations live in the united kingdom... those nations made an empire,before argentina was even a country..even before america existed.. the uk isn't england

@matthewwest5828

10 жыл бұрын

How right you are.

@williammorley2401

Жыл бұрын

steve white, by far most of the power that the UK has comes from England!. England produces 86% of the UK's Gross domestic Product; Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland produce the remaining 16% between them!

I recommend the book "Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War" by Hugh Bicheno. Very detailed account of the ground fight and an outstanding introduction that summarize why and how we got into this war.

This was a very sad and tragic story, but it is the best documentary ever made on the Falklands Conflict.

these soldiers speak to me. I'm a Marine! I have more respect for the people who I fought against than I ever will for many of these pencil pushing politicians, or people with their political stickers on there cars especially those idiots with "Isis killing permits" on their cars

@eveoleson5160

7 жыл бұрын

A lot of those people aren't much better than ISIS. If things went to hell here, we'd tear ourselves apart just as much as Iraq did. There's a really thin line between good and evil and people don't like to think about it.

@matthewyabsley4528

7 жыл бұрын

Cave Canem - Nobody cares who you respect. Get back in line ;-)

@alanandconnielast

7 жыл бұрын

Marine from what country. We don't have Marines in the UK. RMC more like.

@mattrowlands5751

7 жыл бұрын

Alan Herderson Royal Marine Commandos aka Marines you fuckin plonker

@alanandconnielast

7 жыл бұрын

We don't have Marines in this country you ill-educated pleb. The Marines in the UK are Elite infantry, commandos rather than the standard trooper. Most people will confuse such terms with US Marines so do piss off back to your kids games will you. Mouthy child..

I'm from Chile and I agreed that Falklands must be a part of great BRITAIN! I'm sure 100% about that.

@iranianarmedforces5278

9 жыл бұрын

You eat shit too much.

@KreisiSwat

9 жыл бұрын

TRUE!! FALKLANDS ARE BRITIAN TERRITORY

@KreisiSwat

9 жыл бұрын

gracias por por no insultar a norteamerica

@FightingForce1

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks I agree. Chile and Great Britain have had and continue to have a good relationship with each other. They send Britain small but still important information in the Falklands war in 1982.

@KreisiSwat

9 жыл бұрын

LOIZE V. es español....

Very powerful documentary on the effects of war on people and soldiers

I personally knew David grimshaw.I grew up in the Same Small village on Anglesey as him,I was in school with his younger sister.I remember him joining the Welsh Guards.i also remember hearing the news that he’d been injured,& recognised him on the news reports later on.Also I lad I was in School with Lost his brother in the same incident. Still shocks me today So many years later.

Seems pretty straight forward to me, the island belongs to the people that live there .The only argument that Argentina seem to have is they share a continental shelf and their country is closer than the UK .If that was enough reason to give the island to Argentina than borders around the world will have to change lol.

I don't know what's more depressing, the whole sorry story of the war and the devastion on those peoples lives or the comments below. You'd think people would watch this and learn from it. For every gravestone there is a family of people who's lives have been ruined by war started by politicians. The soldiers on both sides are the same, pawns in a war between thatcher and Galtierie. Afghanistan, Iraq.... Don't we ever f****g learn anything from the futility of war.

@tomascanevaro4292

8 жыл бұрын

i wish people from my country realized this more, it seems the only ones who say the war was unnecesary are english

@JohnSmith-xe1tq

7 жыл бұрын

Dont attack a sovereign territory of a world power and dont join the army if your e not prepared to fight.

@eveoleson5160

7 жыл бұрын

The problem is most people will never enlist in a military and actually know what fighting is.

What a great documentary this is. I was too young to remember any of it at the time, since, I have watched a few videos and you hear bits and bobs but this is the only one that goes into so much detail about how this political game effected the people involved on both sides, the ones that were actually there doing their jobs.

WHAT UNTOLD STORY ,PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ,I CANT WAIT

Its a great shame that the people who use KZread are allowed to sully a very fair, balanced documentary like this with their stupid ignorant opinions. The KZread comments section is cancer.

@eveoleson5160

7 жыл бұрын

There're a lot of white supremacists in this comment section, too.

@eveoleson5160

7 жыл бұрын

***** But you responded to two of them in another thread two minutes before this comment :P Also I'm glad Riker is here to help

@eveoleson5160

7 жыл бұрын

John Ashtone That's like the most fucked up interpretation of history I've ever heard.

@chapiit08

7 жыл бұрын

People like you make the rest of the world look at the English as a race of pillagers. But of course the Empire allways relied on obedient (and subservient) idiotic psychopaths like you to bring misery to a lot of people. Not to mention hunger in your good ol'Albion that drove many a young lad to join the "royal" fucking Navy or whatever to make it thru life. You deny a lot of facts about history and only see what's convenient to you.

@chapiit08

7 жыл бұрын

By no means I was referring to the majority of Brits, just that wicked, rotten, evil segment who ruins it for everybody else, whether in England, the US, Russia or anywhere else.

I would be curious to know what effect this brief war, fought in one of world's most remote places, had on the Cold War itself. Apparently a Russian intelligence ship, or ships, shadowed the task force all the way there. I have also read that the USSR was surprised & maybe disconcerted by the speed of the British response and how much they got right in what had to have been a chaotic rushed mobilization to put the force together much less send it into a war 8,000 miles away. If they could pull that off they weren't going to have much difficulty reinforcing the BAOR in West Germany.

When the RMC said " I never saw them as enemy", it really stuck with me. You have to hate your enemy and if you don't you end up with problems. I certainly hope he came out of this with a sound mind. Those guys were all hero's in my view.

They should train solders to cope with their feeling after the war , as PTSD is a bigger killer than the war itself . I heard they much better these days , but the numbers speak for themselves , this is a big problem , and these brave men deserve better .