Military History

Falklands Lessons

I enjoyed the March 2019 article about the sinking of the Argentine cruiser [“Sink the Belgrano!” by Patrick S. Baker]. The description of the movements of the Royal Navy vessels was thorough, but there are some features that were not described and may be of interest.

Certainly all the Argentine naval vessels withdrew from the scene, but planes with Exocet missiles were still a real threat. After the British

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