Nor did anybody else
Humm, anybody with any knowledge of the political ramifications to either side's government in backing down after the April 2nd invasion would have said otherwise. I was 15 at the time and was very interested in the history of area as regards the exploits of Shackleton and the couple of naval battles fought down south in 1914 and 1939. When I was told by my mum when the I got home from school on the 2nd April 82 that the Argies had invaded the islands my initial reply was 'There is going to be a War!'.