Minutes from defeat

The real story of Britain's battle to retake the Falklands

-  SEAN MARLAND, RICHARD MCCLURE

NEW HISTORY Falklands War: The Untold Story Sunday, 9pm, C4

It's 40 years since a British task force set sail for the South Atlantic on a mission to reclaim the Falkland Islands after they were invaded by Argentinian forces.

The conflict proved a turning point for Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government and restored the nation's pride following the economic troubles of the 1970s.

Now, a new C4 documentary tells the real story of the war through the accounts of military officers on the ground.