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“Tactically, the British had been defeated. Strategically, however, the story was very different.” By Hamish de Bretton-Gordon IN WAR, there are battles that are remembered because they were victories, and there are battles remembered because... The post Arras 1940 — Inside the doomed British tank attack that saved the Allied... Read more »

“In total, 1,297 French sailors were killed in the attacks – men who, only days earlier, had stood as Britain’s allies.” By Edward Abel Smith THE amber dawn broke fiercely over the bay of Mers... The post ‘A Most Hateful Decision’ — Inside the Britain’s Destruction of the French Fleet... Read more »

 “The goal was to land nearly a quarter of a million German soldiers along the British coast within the first two weeks of the assault.” By Robert Schreiner MOST students of Second World War history... The post Operation Sea Lion — Inside the German Invasion Plan for Great Britain appeared... Read more »

“Between the years 1500 and 1800, the Barbary pirates are estimated to have enslaved as many as one million people.” By John Danielski WILLIAM Harris was roused from his sleep in the early hours of... The post Corsair Kings — Inside the 300-Year War Against the Barbary Pirates appeared first... Read more »