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74The Day of the Christmas Truce
For Christians all around the world, 24 December marks Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas, a celebration to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Throughout the world, different celebrations are observed on...
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75Feet that Span the Globe (Rothenburg)
Few small towns are as rich in history and romanticism as the German town of Rothenburg. The timeless stories and charming persona of the town can still be felt as you walk down the coble stone streets of...
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60A soldier's prayer.
I'll go first Lowell! If we stay here, we'll die! On three, we get the f**k out of this hole! One, two, dammit Lowell, I told you I would go first! Lowell fell back in the fox hole. God no, dammit,...
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76Texas Units Fighting in Tennessee
In discussing historic events with others, the question came “Which Texas units served in Tennessee”? The question alerted to the assumption that Texans knew their history. I realized that many Texans and...
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70Army Fitness Entry Requirements
The British army has some of the finest soldiers in the world and this is made possible by the strict entry requirements and tests given to new recruits prior to them working in the Service. The tests are set...
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60To Never Lose Control: A Short Story
Liz took two steps toward him, not planning on wasting her breath with words. She had had enough. The blood pounded in her temples so loud she hardly heard her daughter’s warning cry when Jason pulled out the hunting knife he kept sheathed on his belt. Liz grinned. The arrogant look on his face faltered
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56The war diary of Frank Welford - Armistice Day and beyond
I am writing this Hub on the morning of 11th November 2008, exactly, almost to the hour, 90 years after the guns finally fell silent at the end of World War I. I felt that this would be a good day to look...
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69The Cardwell Reforms and the British Army
lord edward cardwell william ewart gladstone-courtesy national gallery Scotland British Army 1854-1870 The Crimean War showed serious flaws in the administration of the Army. This led to a hasty...
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64Military Careers
The accepted belief is that alive in the Military is the best soul-crushing acquaintance that you could apparently accept in your life. It's a accepting that's been broadcast by the academic images that we...
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65The Silent Heroes Project-Australian Customs Officers WW1 - Eric Benjafield
The National Archives of Australia (www.naa.gov.au) did a great service to Australians by digitising all available service records of those men and women who served during the 1st World War. The project...
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