Did Argentina rob art from its own museum to fund the Falklands War? Military junta stole £1.8m of paintings from Buenos Aires gallery to buy arms from Taiwan, new book claims British academic claims art heist was staged by Argentina’s military Government Sixteen masterpieces vanished into thin air from national museum in the 1980s Just three … Read more
Britain’s most senior naval officer last night complained that the British Government had insulted him in a row over intelligence and security. Admiral Lord West of Spithead, 72, a decorated Falklands veteran, former First Sea Lord and a Security Minister under Gordon Brown, was denounced on the record by the Foreign Office for engaging in … Read more
The radio message was conveyed in the brusque, demotic language of the British squaddie. ‘We’ve found a stiff on Mount Longdon, Sir. In the middle of a minefield. What do we do?’ It was the body of an Argentine conscript, probably killed during the final, chaotic retreat into Port Stanley as British forces closed in, … Read more
Falkland’s veteran left ‘in tears’ after discovering his ‘stolen’ wartime identity documents have been sold at auction for £1,750 Falklands veteran ‘moved and upset’ on finding his documents have been sold Edgardo Esteban was horrified to find his identity document up for auction Alerted by a friend, Mr Esteban tasked lawyers with recovering the document By Heather … Read more
A Falklands War hero who machine-gunned five enemy soldiers to save his comrades during the Battle of Goose Green is selling his medals for £120,000 to help fund his retirement. Sergeant John Meredith, who served with the Parachute Regiment, showed ‘outstanding gallantry and leadership’ in saving five colleagues during the Battle of Goose Green, for … Read more
Falklands flagship HMS Hermes reaches her final destination – a breakers’ yard where she will be turned into scrap metal Veteran aircraft carrier HMS Hermes has made her final voyage to the scrapheap She was the flagship of the British fleet during the Falklands war in 1982 Hermes carried up to 21 Harrier jets, five Sea … Read more
We WILL keep firepower to fight another Falklands: Defence Secretary reveals Britain will retain its ‘tier one’ military power and invest more in electronic warfare including drones Britain will retain its ability to wage war as a ‘tier one’ power, it is claimed Armed forces minister Ben Wallace said Britain could still fight a Falklands … Read more
To say the HMS Hermes had a difficult start to life would be understating the fact – construction on the aircraft carrier, initially dubbed HMS Elephant, began in 1944 during World War Two, but conflict ended before she had been completed. Her hull then sat in the dockyard in Barrow-in-Furness until 1953, when it was … Read more
Army now probes ‘career-ending’ BULLYING claims against officer in charge of overseas Covid-19 response after he was caught cheating on his wife of 23 years during lockdown Major General Rupert Jones, 51, faces Army Board over two misconduct charges The father-of-three is accused of bullying a fellow officer Comes after the Daily Mail revealed that … Read more
Outrage as M&S RENAMES the Falklands on globe using the Argentinian name ‘Islas Malvinas’ instead as it is called a ‘slap in the face’ for British troops who died in 1982 war The globes has the Argentinian name followed by Falklands Islands in brackets It also lists the capital city as ‘Puerto Argentino’ and not … Read more