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83Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940
As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"
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78JackSpeak - Language and Slang of the Royal Navy
The British Royal Navy has a language all of its own. Jackspeak (navy slang) reflects both its proud history and also the culture (good and bad) of the sailor. Everyday expressions originating from life at sea.
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72A Contradiction to Global Warming.
Another contradiction to global warming is that on November 26, 1703 a hurricane swept from the Atlantic and entered Britain by Bristol Channel. It was called the Great Storm because it was the worst in...
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73HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race
Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble...
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76A postcard tour of old Cape Town
A bunch of 22 old postcards of various scenes in Cape Town gives a fascinating insight into what Cape Town looked like about 100 years ago.
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74Turtle Conservation in Thailand
Turtle Conservation started in Thailand way back in 1947 when commercial fishing of turtles was banned. It was probably one of the first countries in the world to offer such protection. Sadly it was not as...
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77A Union Castle Miscellany
My father Murray McGregor was a life-long ship-lover whose main interests in ships and shipping were the four-funnelled cruisers of the Royal Navy (which were in service from the late 19th Century until the middle of the 20th Century) and the ships of the Royal Mail service between the United Kingdom and South Africa. This service lasted for more than a Century and was for that time a much-loved feature of South African sea-ports.
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66What is Rum?
Rum, which is also known as Rhum or Ron, depending on where it comes from, is the resulting distillate or spirit obtained from fermented sugar cane or molasses. Rum is mainly associated with many...
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62Blood Rose
Cassielle Dumond paced the small confines of her cabin. It was really little more than a store room with two berths hastily arranged. The captain did his best with the accommodations for her and Murita, she...
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69Credit Crunch, Stormy Weather, Narnia and Extreme Writer's Block
I don't normally suffer from writer's block but today I want to write but I just can't get any ideas. It doesn't help to know that there are people here at Hubpages who happily turn out 400 Hubs in the...
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