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67The Suicide Bomber/Terrorist a History
The very act of committing suicide is seen as abhorrent to us who live in the West as it is seen as the ultimate denial of someones own personal lineage and the ending of the chance to pass on personal DNA...
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67Southampton- A Cultural Heritage
Southampton Town Walls With its bustling student nightlife and busy shopping centre, you almost forget that Southampton is a city with a rich history dating back to the Romans. Being a former student...
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66Gandhi,terrorism and weapons of the future
It is debatable whether Mahatma Gandhi was a fraud.It is also debatable whether Gandhi's fasting melodrama or non-violence had anything at all to do with the British finally leaving India or whether it was...
0 comments68Operation Avalanche A demonstration of what could have happened at Normandy
When Allied forces invaded Italy during the Second World War, they did so in two stages. The first stages went smoothly but the second stage, under Operation Avalanche nearly turned disastrous. What transpired there could have been a portent of Normandy.
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64World War Three is already lost
The great mistakes are all around and sometimes are hard to spot, but ‘se la vie’ – such is life. The great mistakes are our twin commitments to never learn from the past and always being ready to...
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76Holy Smokes, Another Book!
As most of you know I'm big on reading I'd much rather be writing and reading than just about anything else. Of course this usually leads to the accusation that my face is buried inside of a book. Dependent...
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71Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers is a ten part TV miniseries based on the book of the same name by biographer and historian Stephen Ambrose. Both mediums cover the story of E (Easy) Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th...
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70Hollywood and Motorcycles Pairs: The Great Escape
“The Great Escape” has almost achieved the status of a masterpiece in Hollywood because of its use of motorcycle stunts. Bud Ekins and Steve McQueen, both stunt lovers, conceived this famous scene and...
0 comments60CIVIL RIGHTS IN BLACK AND WHITE
One hundred years ago people didn't have electricity in their homes, didn't own a car, didn't have a telephone. They didn't have any of the appliances we have today. The laundry was washed by hand, wrung...
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85Favourite Christmas Movies
We all have some favourite films that we associate with Christmas. I guess this is a sign of the times. TV and Films have become such a big part of Christmas celebrations, well at least since the fifties....
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