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World War II 

Convoy HX 84

December 11, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'fogarty fegan', 'jervis bay', 'wwii convoy', hx84

This story of Captain Fogarty Fegan and the crew of the Armed Merchantman Jervis Bay typifies the fighting spirit and

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World War II 

Her Hopeless Military Situation

December 5, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'air war', 'battle of britain', hurricane, spitfire

Had Hitler succeeded in his plan to invade Britain the world would now be a very different place. The United

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Wars, Battles & Campaigns 

Trafalgar

November 28, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'admiral nelson', 'hms victory', 'lord nelson', 'naval battle', 'naval warfare', trafalgar

With the French and their Spanish allies preparing to invade England, only the wooden walls of the British navy stood

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British street patrol in Aden
Wars, Battles & Campaigns 

Operation Stirling Castle

November 21, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders', 'operation stirling castle', aden, crater

When the British government announced their intention of withdrawing from their Aden Protectorate, a number of guerrilla groups emerged to

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World War I 

The Other Falklands War

November 10, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'hms glasgow', 'hms good hope', 'hms monmouth', falklands, Scharnhorst

While much has been written about the 1982 Argentine invasion of these South Atlantic islands, there is a lesser known,

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World War II 

Narvik

November 6, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'naval warfare', narvik, Scharnhorst, Wesereubung

In early 1940, Britain badly needed a victory to give heart to the country in the face of the seemingly

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Wars, Battles & Campaigns 

Rorke’s Drift

November 3, 2012June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'john chard', 'rorke's drift', Cetawayo, Isandlwhana, zulu

The battle for this little known outpost and the deeds of its heroic defenders has become an undying example of

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Albert Einstein
Weapons & Warfare 

The Einstein Letter

October 21, 2012June 16, 2020 Jonny Mardling 0 Comments 'nuclear weapons', einstein, roosevelt

In 1939 Albert Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt to forewarn him of the developments made in atomic science and its

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