Whatever your opinion on the moral rights and wrongs of the Falklands War, it is inescapably one of the most significant historical events of the 1980s. When Argentinian dictator General Galtieri invaded the South Atlantic islands early in 1982, he set off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the overthrow of his own government. The resulting war would see British and Argentinian forces involved in the biggest naval conflict staged since World War II, the South Americans finally defeated, and more than 1,000 personnel lose their lives around Goose Green and Port Stanley.