Falklands 30

[gabotdf]

Here is the forum
http://www.zonamilitar.com.ar/foros/
and the special thread
http://www.zonamilitar.com.ar/foros/...ad.php?t=18569
If anyone has a problem to register please let me know and I will be glad to help.
Any suggestion related to this rules is welcome.
A British Moderator has to be named , by British Participants
It will be a great honour for us to share experiences specially with veterans like Mr Jimmytx3.

Regulation

1) It is a bilingual forum with features of being English-speaking guests, the post in spanish will be translated into English
2) The posts in English, at the request of Argentine users will be translate to spanish
3) Only touch the issues specific to military actions during the conflict
4) Issues related to politics, discussions about sovereignty, historical background will be excluded - its a forum exclusively to talk about military action
5) You must use appropriate language, excluding bad words or insults and disqualifications
6) Not be allowed signatures and avatars with political slogans, issues about sovereignty and the historical background
7) Those who violate the rules will be warned only once, following action will be excluded / expelled

Objectives

Exchanging stories and information about military actions during the conflict in the South Atlantic War in order to know the true story of the actions

[briansitu]

I am a general moderator in Zona Militar.

I want to personally give the invitation them for this discussion.


Regards.

Brian Gimenez ( preloader )

[TheKiwi]

Just spent the last 48 hours (not continuously though) reading The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins. I found it quite interesting, especially the bit leading up to the start of the war. Plenty in there that I had no idea about previously.

[DeltaWhisky58]

There are numerous works which give similar insight into the Falklands Conflict which just isn't available in the more history oriented volumes, and especially those written soon after the conflict.

A classic example of a book which goes into incredible detail and yet remains very interesting is Hugh Bicheno's The Razor's Edge, which being written relatively recently, has the benefit of access to Argentine sources and thus the ability to provide a more objective view than those produced earlier.

[TheKiwi]

I know you posted a list earlier on in this thread of your Falkland's collection. I must hunt it down and have a look as I'm in the mood for some 2nd hand book hunting (I bought the one above online recently for NZ$6 - bargain).

[DeltaWhisky58]

I need to update my list as I promised it for the Argentine forum, I'll do an update ASAP as there have been quite a few new books published over the past three months.

[reydelcastillo]

I must say Thank You very much Mr Delta Whisky for your input in the Forum Zona Militar - You do not know how important it is for all those in the Argie Forum to read , to understand that there is another side to the story that has been told to them -

To give you an idea , two days ago the Forum colapsed because of the volum of people that came in to read your input, as well as Mr Jimmy's and Ken from HMS Cardiffs - They had to enlarge its capacity -

Very few of us have had the Privilige and Honor to be able to talk to British War Veterans and British Historians as You - We now undertand and know a lot more than we did before - But those in the Zona Militar have never had the chance to read you or a British Veteran , and that is why many things written the same day that the event took place has been until now the only truth -

Maybe with your help and British War Veterans help with accounts and descriptions of events we will be able to bury for once and for all many of the war ghost that we Argies have running arround -

Again Sir , Thank you so much , You don't know how valuable your participation and those of the British Veternas has been -

With all my repects Enrique -

[DeltaWhisky58]

Good news Enrique, likewise it's good to talk to Argentine enthusiasts and vets.

[jimmytx3]

hi all, just got back from a gathering of the old and bold of 3 para, lots of beer drank, and nice to see some old faces,,
here is a photo of me on the left and a few blokes, you may notice bob second from the left

he is the bloke on right escorting prisoner

[Oneto15]

Members will have noted Enrique's (Reydelcastillo) kind invitation to take part in Zona Militar's Falklands/Malvinas debate.

Interested parties might like to know that there is a separate 'photos' thread on the ZM forum, Imágenes del conflicto de Malvinas, which can be found here-;

http://www.zonamilitar.com.ar/foros/...read.php?t=388



Regards Oneto15.

[reydelcastillo]

Good Morning Sir

I must thank you very much for your input at zona militar , it is an Honor for all of us to read your accounts -
It would be nice if you could bring us this photo that you have posted -

I see on the second photo that a British Soldier has a Fal ?
Did you have Fal ( Riffle ) on British Forces ?

Thank you , Regards Enrique

[jimmytx3]

here is a video i put together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfU2h-RGP1A

[DeltaWhisky58]

A marvellous and fitting tribute to your mates who didn't come home.

Well done Jimmy.

[bersaglieri]

That is a beautifully well done memorial, thank you for your service.

[Paddy51]

I found the video very moving. Thank you.