11 April: Submarines arrive on station Having detached the Antrim Group, which had arrived at Ascension Island a day earlier, the remainder...
10 April: More diplomatic moves The diplomatic campaign continued to go in Britain’s favour, with a major step forward on Easter S...
9 April: The Great White Whale sails south Two very different white cruise ships joined Operation Corporate on Friday 9 April, which in 1982 wa...
8 April: Two more frigates depart from Gib As Al Haig’s shuttle diplomacy raced on, two further ships departed from Gibraltar to take their p...
7 April: Shuttle diplomacy begins The United States began the month of April by taking a broadly neutral stance towards the Argentine...
6 April: Amphibious ships depart Tuesday 6 April 1982 saw the first departures of major units of the amphibious fleet that would play...
5 April: Ascension Island With much of the Advanced Group on its way to the Falklands, the main effort in the UK was directe...
4 April: British ships head south The early days of April 1982 saw the British pursue a twin-track approach to the Falkland Islands ...
3 April: The diplomats wade in With the Argentine invasion force ashore in the Falklands, and reinforcements pouring in by the day,...
2 April: Argentina invades 40 years ago today the dispute between Argentina and the UK in the South Atlantic erupted into confl...
1 April: The history of the Falkland Islands The roots of the Falklands Conflict stretch back centuries before April 1982.
Welcoming our new National President At this weekend's Conference, we bid farewell to our longstanding National President, Vice Admiral J...