I don't think Glen's going to do it .... but I've got one !! :D Who was F.C. Doveton-Sturdee and what was he famous for ? :rolleyes:
Some days you just have to "smell the roses " !! :D
But Adrian ... they're free !!!!!!! ;)
Thanks Gareth ! I found this ... I hadn't seen it ... should have looked a bit harder !!!! :rolleyes: Stationed in the same sector as the newly...
You are on restriction - don't forget !! :lalala: I know it's Wiki .... but this is pretty comprehensive !! :) Roald Dahl - Wikipedia, the free...
We both should have realised K would know all about him ..... :p and I should have done a search !!!!!!!! :der:
K probably likes him too ...... for all the "I spy" stuff !!!! :) My kids loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory !! :mosking: But seriously a...
The Rape of Nanking I've heard of .... but it seems a bit of a dichotomy to say Nazi party and saviour in the same breath - don't you think ?!! (...
Well it just shows how good I am ..... :doh: I have the Last Emperor - King George VI and his Reign and I didn't even realise he wrote it !! :p...
Now here's a book you guys will like ...... :D ... I have to admit a bit dry for me .... but then I'm not really into aeroplanes !!!!!!! :rolleyes:...
He was quite a guy alright !! :) and that site has lots to keep you occupied !! I've been trying to find a picture of the Oswald Watt Medal .........
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Good Nazi of Nanjing' sparks debate I've never heard of this man - John Rabe - have you ? AKA 'The Good Nazi', AKA...
I'm sometimes surprised when I read somebodys life story and then I see the type of grave they have ...... this doesn't seem to fit the man does it...
As the conversations have been about medical subjects lately ... I thought this was an amazing story ! An account of Remarkable Valor and Amazing...
The donor having no idea who the author was ...... how cool is that ?? :) Duel of Eagles: The Struggle for the Skies from the First World War to...
Here's a bit more trivia ...... :) US Bases In Jamaica Vernamfield at Sandy Gully in Clarendon became a US Air Force base. It was named after...
I find these stories fascinating don't you ? ... it's hard to believe that men would have gone to those lengths - but they would have and in many...
As a follow along to the above - here's the "Destroyers for Bases Agreement" - 2 September 1940 Destroyers for Bases Agreement, 1941 Annie :)
I'm not sure if this maybe an answer to your original question Andy ... but I read that the boys who went into the sea ( as opposed to coming down on...
Thought this maybe of interest if you haven't seen it before !! :) Jamaica Gleaner : Pieces of the Past: Recollections of WWII Annie :)
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