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The remembrance of war and commemoration practices shape the collective memories of society and, as such, war has been one of the most productive topics in memory studies. Commemorating past wars is one of the ways of constructing a commonly shared memory that would enhance group cohesion and shape collective identity. This paper will provide three examples of sites of memory in reference to the Malvinas/Falklands War, one from each side of the dispute— United Kingdom, Argentina and a third example from the actual territory of the Falkland Islands to illustrate how war memorials are an expression of patriotism, built to frame the deaths in terms of a national narrative of glorious sacrifice for cause and nation. Therefore, war commemoration recalls past experiences of suffering, but at the same time, of resistance.

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Markov modelling of the effectiveness of arms sanctions: A case study of the Falklands War

ANZIAM Journal ◽

10.21914/anziamj.v48i0.80 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 527

Author(s):

Adrian Pincombe ◽

Brandon Pincombe

Keyword(s):

Markov Modelling ◽

Falklands War

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Revisiting the Past, Narrating War Memories: Retelling the Falklands War in A Soldier’s Song

University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series ◽

10.31178/ubr.11.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 6-17

Author(s):

Andrea Bellot

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Mass Media ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

Falkland Islands ◽

British Army ◽

Personal Account ◽

The Past ◽

Falklands War ◽

War Memories

Private Ken Lukowiak was a member of the Second Battalion Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) of the British Army deployed to the Falkland Islands for the 1982 British-Argentine conflict. The veteran’s creative drive motivated him into writing down his memories, and writing helped him overcome his war traumas. This paper seeks to explore Lukowiak’s memoir as a work offering an alternative retelling of the Falklands War, based on a deep emotional framework, in contrast to the narrative of heroism favoured by mass media. His personal account emphasizes the psychological distress and detachment of a soldier in opposition to the supposedly exemplary and outstanding behaviour of troops as often portrayed in mainstream journalism during and after the armed conflict.

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The Special Relationship and the Falklands War

Reagan and Thatcher's Special Relationship ◽

10.3366/edinburgh/9780748686063.003.0003 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 40-92

Author(s):

Sally-Ann Treharne

Keyword(s):

Prime Minister ◽

Self Determination ◽

Falkland Islands ◽

Great Success ◽

Special Relationship ◽

Economic Uncertainty ◽

National Pride ◽

Falklands War ◽

The Face ◽

The Uk

The Falklands War between Britain and Argentina from April to June 1982 was an emotive political and ideological issue for the UK and its Prime Minister, who fought tirelessly to safeguard the Falkland islanders’ right to self-determination. The war represented a considerable financial and moral commitment by the British to the Falkland Islands and their 1,800 inhabitants in a time of significant economic uncertainty in the UK. Notwithstanding this, Britain’s hegemony and influence over the islands was reasserted in the face of perceived Argentine aggression. Britain’s victory was considered a great success in the UK given the strategic difficulties involved in orchestrating a war in a wind-swept archipelago nearly 8,000 miles from the British mainland, but a mere 400 miles from Argentina. Moreover, it helped to secure Thatcher’s re-election the following year and was a source of national pride for the jubilant British public.1

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