after completing his work on world war ii, hamilton turned to the more recent falklands war and a study of the uses of the helicopter during that conflict. this project required three visits to the falkland islands and four years to produce 46 paintings. in his 70s, he developed an interest in the antarctic and spent two winters there on board , painting the scenery and doing historical paintings of sir ernest shackleton’s expedition using the evidence of surviving buildings, in addition to research, to recreate historical scenes. in this work, he became a key figure in inspiring the organisation of the uk antarctic heritage trust.