The Task Force


This painting by Robert Taylor gives an impression of the sizeable fleet assembled by the British. The Argentine timing was terrible as the British had already sold its remaining Aircraft Carriers but had not yet delivered them to their purchasers. It is difficult to see how the British could have achieved the retaking of the islands without the support provided from the Aircraft Carriers.


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