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The Falklands War: An Argentinian Veteran's Perspective

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🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Falklands War, or the Guerra de las Malvinas? For today’s guest, it was the latter. Roberto Herrscher grew up singing the songs of the Malvinas at school, and in 1982 was conscripted into the Argentinian Navy to fight against the British. 


In this episode, find out what it was like to be conscripted, how Roberto felt and continues to feel about the war, and the continuing impact of the conflict on those who fought there and on the broader culture. Roberto is a professor of Journalism at the Alberto Hurtado University in Chile. He has carried out academic papers and presentations on the coverage of the war and the journalistic treatment of its memory and its aftermath. He is the author of ‘The Voyages of the Penelope’, tracing the history of the vessel that he served on in the Falklands.


Due to the nature of this episode, some distressing topics are addressed including suicide.


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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent,

0:10.7

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:14.0

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat. Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel

0:27.4

with us. P and Dau Ferris, there is another way. It's

0:33.7

in battle in battle military dictatorship was on its last legs in

0:39.4

1982. Unpopular and in need of a public win. It sought to secure a lifeline. to With a seemingly quick victory, the Argentine military leader Galtieri proclaimed,

0:55.0

if they want to come, let them come, we will give them a battle.

0:58.0

But as the British task force did sail across the high seas to liberate the Falklanders the mood began to change.

1:06.1

This is the warfare podcast. I'm your host James Rogers and to tell us all about this period

1:10.8

we have Roberto Hersha on the podcast like so many Roberto was

1:15.2

conscripted into the Argentine military he was a very young man he explains to

1:20.6

us how the Argentine invasion unfolded.

1:24.0

What it was like serving aboard the smallest of the local vessels requisition by the Argentine military,

1:30.0

that is the Penelope, and how this vessel managed to undertake a daring and risky

1:35.2

journey through the British naval blockade to deliver much needed helicopter fuel to the

1:40.0

islands capital.

1:42.0

Most importantly however Roberto reveals the

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