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The Falkands War
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
On the fortieth anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, Max Pearson hears two contrasting accounts of the war with Britain. Patrick Watts was the manager of the radio station on the Falklands; he kept broadcasting calmly as Argentine troops burst into the studio. Patrick Savage was a conscript in the Argentine army; for him, the fighting was a cold, frightening and brutal experience that culminated in defeat. Max also gets analysis of the conflict from Argentine political scientist, Dr Celia Szusterman.
In the second half of the programme, there are first-hand accounts of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979; the US-USSR trade deal that fuelled inflation in the 70s; and a historic handshake in space between an American astronaut and a Soviet cosmonaut.
PHOTO: Argentine troops on the Falklands shortly after the 1982 invasion (Getty Images)
In the second half of the programme, there are first-hand accounts of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979; the US-USSR trade deal that fuelled inflation in the 70s; and a historic handshake in space between an American astronaut and a Soviet cosmonaut.
PHOTO: Argentine troops on the Falklands shortly after the 1982 invasion (Getty Images)
Released:
Apr 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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