1982
Argentina's military junta seized the British Falkland Islands to distract from economic collapse and rising domestic unrest. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dispatched an 8,000-mile Task Force across the South Atlantic to retake the islands. Seventy-four days of naval, air, and land warfare ended with a decisive British victory and the swift collapse of the Argentine junta.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Argentina's military junta seized the British Falkland Islands to distract from economic collapse and rising domestic unrest. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dispatched an 8,000-mile Task Force across the South Atlantic to retake the islands. Seventy-four days of naval, air, and land warfare ended with a decisive British victory and the swift collapse of the Argentine junta.
The Falklands War was fought in 1982.
The Falklands War was fought between Argentina and United Kingdom.
An estimated 907 people died in The Falklands War, including roughly 904 military and 3 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Sinking of the General Belgrano, San Carlos Landings ('Bomb Alley'), Battle of Mount Longdon, and Battle of Mount Tumbledown.