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Longdon pride

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

In the run-up to the 40th anniversary commemorations, a review of James O’Connell’s step-by-step first-hand account of one of the Falklands War’s bloodiest battles. — For Perspective

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged 3 Para, Aldershot, Argentinians, audiobooks, bayonets, Brian Bowles, Brigadier General Julian Thompson, christenings, Colin Mace, communications, death, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Freddie Gaminara, Geoffrey Lumb, grenades, helicopters, Huw Parmenter, Ian McKay, injuries, James O'Connell, Joe Gaminara, Korea, Max Hastings, mental health, Moody Brook, Mt Longdon, non-fiction, Oseloka Obi, Paul Panting, Penelope Rawlins, Perspective, plastic surgery, Port Stanley, Sam Newton, shit, Simon & Garfunkel, tea, the Falkands War, the Victoria Cross, the Victory Bar, Union Jack, war, youth | Comments (0)

Turned out nice again

Friday, January 28, 2022

With the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict imminent, two Brits – one Stanley-based and one in Buenos Aires – discuss that ‘hottest’ of all conversational potatoes… the weather. — For The Emigre

Filed in Journalism, podcast | Also tagged Argentina, bars, Buenos Aires, children, Covid-19, Dominic Hilton, Falkland Islands Radio Service, farming, free speech, hair, holidays, maps, marriage, quarantine, sheep, shipping, Stanley, The Emigre, the Falklands, trees, vaccination, Virginia, walking, war, weather | Comments (0)