In April 1982, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher faced an early exit from 10 Downing Street. The Iron Lady’s domestic policies were even being criticised by her cabinet and the country was fed up with spending cuts. The rest, of course, is history. The Argentinians invaded the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic and she sent 38 warships, 77 auxiliary vessels and 11,000 soldiers, sailors and marines to reclaim the territory. There were 74 days of fighting before the Argentine surrender on June 14, 1982. The conflict claimed the lives of 255 British troops, three islanders and 649 Argentine mi…