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Heroes of the Victoria Cross
In September 1943, as part of Operation S
“HAUNTED BY THE SPECTRE OF THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION”
On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t
When we think of the U-boat campaign during the Second World War, images often arise of silent predators gliding beneath the waves, steely and lethal, striking fear into Allied convoys. The myth of th
Modern intrusions vie with the trill of oystercatchers close to Dave’s dream home
On 21 October 1805, smoke filled the skies over the seas west of Cape Trafalgar, a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain, as a fierce battle raged. After nearly five hours of int
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