Why Argentina Lost the Falklands War (Documentary)

Get Nebula with 40% off annual subscription with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/realtimehistory Watch Mad Kings about Idi Amin: https://nebula.tv/videos/madkings-idi-amin?ref=realtimehistory On March 28, 1982 almost the entire Argentinian navy, carrying 900 troops, invades the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). The ruling junta is confident Britain won't oppose the Argentinian fait accompli. But Britain's political will and military ability to carry out a successful campaign at the end of an 12,500 km supply line surprises many. » SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/realtimehistory https://nebula.tv/realtimehistory » THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS Mike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen Røste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje, » SOURCES Binnendijk, Hans; Gompert, David C. and Bonny Lin. “Blinders, Blunders, and Wars: What America and China Can Learn” RAND Corporation, 2014 Dalla Fontana, Luis Esteban; McLaughlin, Rob; Stanley, Peter and María Inés Tato,. “Falklands/Malvinas 1982: A War of Two Sides” Routledge, 2023 Dale, Iain (ed). “Memories of the Falklands” Politico’s Publishing, 2002 Fundación Soldados. “Así peleamos Malvinas: testimonios de veteranos del Ejército” Biblioteca Soldados, 2006 Kasanzew, Nicolás. “Malvinas a sangre y fuego” Editorial Abril, 1982 Kerr, Nick. “The Falklands Campaign” Naval War College Review, Vol. 35, No. 6 , 1982 Mercau, Ezequiel, “The Falklands War: An Imperial History” Cambridge University Press, 2019 Middlebrook, Martin. “The Fight for the Malvinas: The Argentine Forces in the Falklands War” Viking, 1989 »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mark Newton Director: Toni Steller Editing: Philipp Appelt Motion Design: Philipp Appelt Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com Research by: Mark Newton Fact checking: Florian Wittig Executive Producer: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 Music Library: Epidemic Sound All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image. All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026