{"id":100888,"date":"2026-06-16T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100888"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:37:05","slug":"why-argentina-lost-the-falklands-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/06\/16\/why-argentina-lost-the-falklands-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Argentina Lost the Falklands War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cp4l_evTgSA?si=LbQeLJ4Cew-tsotq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>On March 28, 1982 almost the entire Argentinian navy, carrying 900 troops, invaded the Falkland Islands (<em>Islas Malvinas<\/em>). The ruling <em>junta<\/em> was confident Britain wouldn&#8217;t oppose the Argentinian <em>fait accompli<\/em>. But Britain&#8217;s political will and military ability to carry out a successful campaign at the end of an 12,500 km supply line surprise many.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nMike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen R\u00f8ste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje,<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nBinnendijk, Hans; Gompert, David C. and Bonny Lin. <em>Blinders, Blunders, and Wars: What America and China Can Learn<\/em>, RAND Corporation, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Dalla Fontana, Luis Esteban; McLaughlin, Rob; Stanley, Peter and Mar\u00eda In\u00e9s Tato, <em>Falklands\/Malvinas 1982: A War of Two Sides<\/em>, Routledge, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Dale, Iain (ed). <em>Memories of the Falklands<\/em>, Politico&#8217;s Publishing, 2002<\/p>\n<p>Fundaci\u00f3n Soldados. <em>As\u00ed peleamos Malvinas: testimonios de veteranos del Ej\u00e9rcito<\/em>, Biblioteca Soldados, 2006<\/p>\n<p>Kasanzew, Nicol\u00e1s. &#8220;<em>Malvinas a sangre y fuego<\/em>&#8220;, <em>Editorial Abril<\/em>, 1982  <\/p>\n<p>Kerr, Nick. &#8220;The Falklands Campaign&#8221;, <em>Naval War College Review<\/em>, Vol. 35, No. 6 , 1982<\/p>\n<p>Mercau, Ezequiel, <em>The Falklands War: An Imperial History<\/em>, Cambridge University Press, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Middlebrook, Martin. <em>The Fight for the Malvinas: The Argentine Forces in the Falklands War<\/em>, Viking, 1989<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Philipp Appelt<br \/>\nMotion Design: Philipp Appelt<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nMusic Library: Epidemic Sound<\/p>\n<p>All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image.<\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 6 Feb 2026 On March 28, 1982 almost the entire Argentinian navy, carrying 900 troops, invaded the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). The ruling junta was confident Britain wouldn&#8217;t oppose the Argentinian fait accompli. 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