Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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0:00 Start
1:31 Loading
2:24 The Junta Make Plans
3:19 The Falklands
4:05 A Message From The Governor
4:54 GAME: Difficulty Level: Masochistic
5:37 The Occupation of Stanley
6:41 GAME: Ships!
6:59 Mrs Thatcher Addresses The House
8:33 GAME: Landing!
9:24 Who Do You Think You Are Kidding
9:49 Argentine Forces in the Falklands
10:43 GAME: Operation Sutton
14:38 Pebble Island Raid
17:37 GAME: Turn 2
20:46 San Carlos Bay
22:51 GAME: Turn 3
25:53 Air Warning Red
27:51 GAME: Turn 4
29:55 Goose Green Part 1
32:27 GAME: Turn 5
34:12 Goose Green Part 2
36:40 GAME: Turns 6-8
38:38 Film 82 with Patricio Dowling
38:43 GAME: Turns 9-10
40:45 5th Brigade Arrives
41:20 GAME: Turns 11-12
43:14 Patricio Dowling Approves
43:18 GAME: Turns 13-14
44:23 I Have A Little Tank
44:46 GAME: Turns 15-17
45:47 Yomping and Tabbing
47:18 GAME: Turns 18-21
49:46 Mount Harriet, Two Sisters and Longdon
53:15 GAME: Turn 22
53:44 Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge
54:40 GAME: Turn 23
55:01 Patricio Dowling is NOT AMUSED
55:06 Surrender
55:23 ¡Manos arriba!
55:42 GAME: Victory... and thoughts
56:55 Liberation of Stanley
58:28 What Happened to the Junta?
By John5199 - Flickr: Stanley, Falkland Islands, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28797132
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By Robneild at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3206130
geese honking by Val_Saville -- freesound.org/s/202951 -- License: Attribution 3.0
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By John Bates - Original publication: unknownImmediate source: warfaremagazine.co.uk/articles/Falklands-Hero-Ian-McKay/43, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38243892
"Sheepy Talk" is an adaptation of "Happy Talk" by Captain Sensible, originally from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific".
"Theme from the Wild Geese" is by Joan Armatrading. I bought the sheet music from her official website, but this is an unauthorised homage as it seemed appropriate.
Themes from Airwolf and The Professionals were typed in by me as well.
"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding" is an homage to Dad's Army, the original song is by Bud Flanagan.
Reading!
Lots of books on the Falklands War.
Admiral Sandy Woodward wrote "100 Days" about his role. He led the naval portion of the task force.
Nigel "Sharkey" Ward commanded 801 Squadron on HMS Invincible and shot down 3 Argentinian aircraft in his Sea Harrier. His book "Sea Harrier Over The Falklands" is great.
For an alternate view of the air war, "Harrier 809" covers the creation of a new Harrier Squadron, and is interesting.
"Sink the Belgrano" covers the submarine side of things, culminating in the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano by HMS Conqueror.
For the land war, General John Moore, of "Bring up the PIAT!" fame, wrote the book about 2 Para's experiences. 3 Para's experiences are covered by Graham Colbeck's "With 3 Para To The Falklands". Ian Gardiner covers 45 Commando in "The Yompers". Captain Roger Field of the Blues and Royals covers staff work for 5th Brigade and also commanded a Scimitar in the Battle of Wireless Ridge.
Tom Martin's diary "Diary of a Falklands Gunner" gives the artillery's point of view.
Hugh McManners book "Falklands Commando" is about his experiences with the SBS as an artillery observer. There is also "The Secret Fight For the Falklands" by Nigel West that I read many years ago when I had no context.
For a view of things from the mainland, "The Land That Lost Its Heroes" covers the political side, and "The Argentine Fight For The Falklands" covers the military side of the Argentinians.
Ricky D Phillips has a lot of interesting books that I still have to read. "First Casualty" covers the invasion, "Letters From Stanley" the occupation. "Tied With Wires" covers the ingenious work the Argentines did to create weapons through improvisation.
Brian Hanrahan and Robert Fox published their reports in "I Counted Them All Out and I Counted Them All Back Again".
For details on weapons and vehicles, "The Falklands Armoury" by Mark Dartford is excellent.
For Spanish viewers, there is the Rattenbach Report, a secret report commissioned by the next Junta who wanted to know why they lost the war. This was later published.
Find me on Twitter, @JAMOGRAD, or on BlueSky whathosnorkers.bsky.social
WhatHoSnorkers logo and music thanks to ZombiWorkshop!
0:00 Start
1:31 Loading
2:24 The Junta Make Plans
3:19 The Falklands
4:05 A Message From The Governor
4:54 GAME: Difficulty Level: Masochistic
5:37 The Occupation of Stanley
6:41 GAME: Ships!
6:59 Mrs Thatcher Addresses The House
8:33 GAME: Landing!
9:24 Who Do You Think You Are Kidding
9:49 Argentine Forces in the Falklands
10:43 GAME: Operation Sutton
14:38 Pebble Island Raid
17:37 GAME: Turn 2
20:46 San Carlos Bay
22:51 GAME: Turn 3
25:53 Air Warning Red
27:51 GAME: Turn 4
29:55 Goose Green Part 1
32:27 GAME: Turn 5
34:12 Goose Green Part 2
36:40 GAME: Turns 6-8
38:38 Film 82 with Patricio Dowling
38:43 GAME: Turns 9-10
40:45 5th Brigade Arrives
41:20 GAME: Turns 11-12
43:14 Patricio Dowling Approves
43:18 GAME: Turns 13-14
44:23 I Have A Little Tank
44:46 GAME: Turns 15-17
45:47 Yomping and Tabbing
47:18 GAME: Turns 18-21
49:46 Mount Harriet, Two Sisters and Longdon
53:15 GAME: Turn 22
53:44 Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge
54:40 GAME: Turn 23
55:01 Patricio Dowling is NOT AMUSED
55:06 Surrender
55:23 ¡Manos arriba!
55:42 GAME: Victory... and thoughts
56:55 Liberation of Stanley
58:28 What Happened to the Junta?
By John5199 - Flickr: Stanley, Falkland Islands, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28797132
Dun dun dun.wav by Simon_Lacelle -- freesound.org/s/45654 -- License: Attribution 4.0
Big Ben chimes from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ABBC_World_Service_Big_Ben_1-1-2009.ogg
By No machine-readable author provided. Jorgealfonso assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=641875
By Robneild at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3206130
geese honking by Val_Saville -- freesound.org/s/202951 -- License: Attribution 3.0
pexels.com/photo/old-abandoned-theater-somewhere-in-the-netherlands-20409499
By Apcbg - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3057124
By John Bates - Original publication: unknownImmediate source: warfaremagazine.co.uk/articles/Falklands-Hero-Ian-McKay/43, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38243892
"Sheepy Talk" is an adaptation of "Happy Talk" by Captain Sensible, originally from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific".
"Theme from the Wild Geese" is by Joan Armatrading. I bought the sheet music from her official website, but this is an unauthorised homage as it seemed appropriate.
Themes from Airwolf and The Professionals were typed in by me as well.
"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding" is an homage to Dad's Army, the original song is by Bud Flanagan.
Reading!
Lots of books on the Falklands War.
Admiral Sandy Woodward wrote "100 Days" about his role. He led the naval portion of the task force.
Nigel "Sharkey" Ward commanded 801 Squadron on HMS Invincible and shot down 3 Argentinian aircraft in his Sea Harrier. His book "Sea Harrier Over The Falklands" is great.
For an alternate view of the air war, "Harrier 809" covers the creation of a new Harrier Squadron, and is interesting.
"Sink the Belgrano" covers the submarine side of things, culminating in the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano by HMS Conqueror.
For the land war, General John Moore, of "Bring up the PIAT!" fame, wrote the book about 2 Para's experiences. 3 Para's experiences are covered by Graham Colbeck's "With 3 Para To The Falklands". Ian Gardiner covers 45 Commando in "The Yompers". Captain Roger Field of the Blues and Royals covers staff work for 5th Brigade and also commanded a Scimitar in the Battle of Wireless Ridge.
Tom Martin's diary "Diary of a Falklands Gunner" gives the artillery's point of view.
Hugh McManners book "Falklands Commando" is about his experiences with the SBS as an artillery observer. There is also "The Secret Fight For the Falklands" by Nigel West that I read many years ago when I had no context.
For a view of things from the mainland, "The Land That Lost Its Heroes" covers the political side, and "The Argentine Fight For The Falklands" covers the military side of the Argentinians.
Ricky D Phillips has a lot of interesting books that I still have to read. "First Casualty" covers the invasion, "Letters From Stanley" the occupation. "Tied With Wires" covers the ingenious work the Argentines did to create weapons through improvisation.
Brian Hanrahan and Robert Fox published their reports in "I Counted Them All Out and I Counted Them All Back Again".
For details on weapons and vehicles, "The Falklands Armoury" by Mark Dartford is excellent.
For Spanish viewers, there is the Rattenbach Report, a secret report commissioned by the next Junta who wanted to know why they lost the war. This was later published.
