THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
Early morning and I am forced to tack into a fierce wind as I circle San Julian’s monument to the Argentine airman killed in the war. The plane seems so small, little more than a toy. The names of the dead are inscribed on black plaques:
Heroes of the Malvinas.
Argentine or Brit, there were no heroes – only victims: victims of political ineptitude and politicians’ vainglory.