Falklands Crisis

Falklands Crisis can refer to:

  • Falklands Crisis (1770), a dispute over the Falkland Islands between Great Britain and Spain.
  • Falklands War (1982), the invasion of the Falklands by Argentina and their subsequent recapture by British forces.

Famous quotes containing the words falklands and/or crisis:

    If we were doing this in the Falklands they would love it. It’s part of our heritage. The British have always been fighting wars.
    —British soccer fan. quoted in Independent (London, Dec. 23, 1988)

    Tennis is more than just a sport. It’s an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I feel like Anna Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience. I feel an icy shudder. Win or die! Now or never! It’s the crisis of my life.
    Bill Tilden (1893–1953)