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World War II

World War II 

The Fall of Singapore

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Jim Keys Admiral Thomas Phillips, Japan, Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, Prince of Wales, Repulse, Singapore, Task Force Z, Yamashita

The unbelievable complacency of the British Far East High Command when faced with Japanese aggression resulted in the loss of

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Aktion Rheinland

April 30, 2014June 19, 2020 Richard H Cummings Aktion Rheinland, Düsseldorf, resistance

On 16 April 2014, I attended a Düsseldorf police sponsored memorial ceremony at the exact location, where five men of

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Arnhem

December 23, 2013June 19, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'a bridge too far', 'operation market garden', arnhem, Eindhoven, Frost, Kussin, montgomery, Nijmegen, Oosterbeek, PIAT, Spindler

“Where is the Prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defence as that 10,000

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Kohima and Imphal

February 23, 2013June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'Chiang Kai Shek', 'military history', 'world war two battles', assam, Gracey, imphal, kohima, Mutaguchi, Myazaki, Scoones, Stilwell, wwii

The battles of Kohima and Imphal became two of the greatest struggles of the Second World War, rivalling El Alamein

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Taranto

January 28, 2013June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'wwii naval battle', swordfish, taranto

The Italians thought that their mighty battle fleet, the Regia Marina, would be safe in Taranto harbour, but 20 obsolescent

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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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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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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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