@Phil if you go to the Imperial War Museum and go look at Lord Ashrofts collection of Victoria Crosses, there are accounts of soldiers actions that won the awards that are told as animated cartoons. As an ex serviceman who saw active service, I thought this type of depiction trivialised what my fellow servicemen twenty through.

@Phil 🤣, have you ever served?

@Phil My friend, if you would be willing to reread the thread, my point is relating to a true and honest depiction of armed conflict. Yes I agree with you nations needs mythology of a sort to inspire bravery and heroism, but my gripe is the depiction of current and former service personnels deeds is throwaway in nature. Please be aware that not at anytime did I insult you. In response to your post I pointed you to evidence that is available for all to see, to back up my points. And, I have made no aspersions on your life (as I don’t know you). And, no although cooks do a vital job, I was an infantryman who saw active service during the First Gulf War of 1990-1991. The whole point of debate is not to shut discussion down, but to sift through the various points and provide evidence to support one’s position, which hopefully will enlighten and educate people. There are a great many documentaries available that talk about experience of war, and very few veterans glorify or trivialise their war experience. I wish you a pleasant day 🤙

Yes, this is almost an obligatory effort to mark the occasion by the service museums. There are plenty of videos on YT with good interviews with Falklands veterans, e.g. Rifleman Moore. What I'm also missing here is the Argentinian perspective.

Bloody hell. You took the words right out of my keyboard. I have studied this war for 40 years and just hate hearing from these snobs (who probably weren't even born at the time) waffling and spouting a load of meaningless drivel about stuff they read about in a book. There were so many lessons that the 3 services learned from the conflict, and these idiots hardly mentioned any of them. Lack of Early Warning Aircraft/radar, Aluminum ships, Rapier sensitivity, crappy boots, Air mobility and troop transport, Misused combat air patrols Barrage balloons etc. etc. etc. Waste of time

The army units that went down were chosen due to having non nato commitments. However the navy was committed to nato but I believe that other commonwealth navies took on some of their patrolling. 3 Commando brigade were committed to defending NATO northern flank in Norway. So yes they did compromise NATO but tried to keep it to a minimum.

So there's nothing more to hear about, no more insight to be gained other than that offered by direct actors? You clearly believe that a bizarre anti-intellectual take is valid though. What are your credentials, seeing as you are an authority?

@@granitesevan6243 I was there, how about you?

@@GeordieExpat13 I was born in 1983. I now have a PhD in modern history. We agree that it was a significant historical event; we also agree, I suspect, that representation of the past is crucial to our sense of identity and morality. Therefore, that representation has many more moving parts and aspects than are determined by "on-the-scene" actors. Whether you like it or not, the conflict has a resonance - an abstract, intellectual one - far beyond those who participated.

@@granitesevan6243 Thought so.

@@GeordieExpat13 Were you this much of a s**t house down there? Being a veteran doesn't make you better than anyone else mate. Go Stateside if you want that adulation