40 Years On: Fighting for the Falklands

Forty years ago, Argentina went to war to claim ownership of the Falklands - or, the Malvinas, as they are known in Spanish. It suffered a heavy defeat, but the battle is still not over. As Katy Watson reports from the Falklands, Argentina has accused the UK of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands at the bottom of South America.Forty years ago, Argentina went to war to claim ownership of the Falklands - or, the Malvinas, as they are known in Spanish. It suffered a heavy defeat, but the battle is still not over. As Katy Watson reports from the Falklands, Argentina has accused the UK of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands at the bottom of South America.