Maggie’s shock at Falklands Invasion – and how Britain nearly agreed to fly...
De-classified documents have revealed the British government’s shock when it realised Argentina was about to invade the Falkland Islands. Only two days before troops walked through Stanley did Thatcher...
View ArticleWar papers reveal Thatcher’s fighting talk over Ascension
Newly-released secret papers have revealed how Margaret Thatcher had to stand her ground over Britain’s right to use Ascension Island as an air base during the Falklands War. America’s senior diplomat...
View ArticleStanley’s no toy town for UK to play with, says Penguin News
Suggestions that the capital of the Falklands should change its name from Stanley to Port Margaret, or even Port Margaret Thatcher, have been treated with scorn by the islands’ newspaper, Penguin News....
View ArticleNew stamps honour Maggie. She had the Argies licked
The Falkland Islands Post Office is to issue a set of stamps to honour Baroness Thatcher for liberating the islands after the Argentinian invasion of 1982. The islands already celebrate Thatcher Day...
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