Ricky D Phillips - Military Historian
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Ricky D Phillips - Military Historian
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Nine time international best selling Military Historian & Author specialising in the Falklands War, WW2 through to Napoleonic & Ancient History. Occasional TV Historian. Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Dog lover and rescuer.
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Thatcher didn't give the order, it was a group decision from the war cabinet.
April 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The SAS never were going to bomb Aerospatiale. And there was no intercepted convoy for Peru.
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Most people actually feel sorry for American tourists. We sympathise.
April 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Already written about in the book "Tied With Wires" ☺️
April 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yep, Cacho and Pinky, conning the nation. I wrote all about it in the book "Last Letters from Stanley".
April 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Excellent piece, thank you.
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My wife calls it "The F-word" because I talk about it slightly too much 🤣
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Correct. They were largely cut out of the deal.
April 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It simply wasn't. I've heard some bizarre conspiracy theories, but this is up there with Invincible getting sunk 19 times in the same month.
April 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
No, it's a complete load of crap. This is tin foil hat stuff.
April 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's actually covered in a lot of detail in my book "Tied With Wires" 😊
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sending a quarter million homeless women and kids into a war zone where Trump just disabled the air defence system.
March 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I mean, Ireland has no natural enemies and the UK would immediately act if anyone tried anything. I occasionally wonder why Ireland has a military in some respects. But I totally agree with your point. I'm friends with the man who wrote Siege at Jadotville.
February 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Well three years ago today, Russia started its "Three day special military operation" 🙄
February 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
100%
February 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And yet he's demanding $500 billion in resources from Ukraine, claiming he wants his money back... He's also a thief.
February 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM