Falklands War: 30 Years On
Thirty years ago Argentina sparked war when it invaded the Falkland Islands, which Britain had ruled for 150 years.
- Jane Hesketh
Royal Artillery veteran looks back at the Falklands War
It's thirty years since Argentina invaded the Falklands. The war that followed lasted 74 days and resulted in the deaths of 255 British servicemen and 650 Argentines.
Nigel Wright from Loughborough in Leicestershire was part of the Task Force sent to liberate the islanders. In the second of our special series to mark the anniversary he tells our correspondent Jane Hesketh what the war was like for a 20-year-old serving with the Royal Artillery.
-
30 years on
Thirty years ago today, a 200-mile exclusion-zone was put around the Falkland Islands.
-
Royal Artillery veteran looks back at the Falklands War
Royal Artillery veteran Nigel Wright looks back at the Falklands War
-
Thirty years on...
It's thirty years since Argentina invaded the Falkland islands. One army medic who served in the conflict recalls what it was like.