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Terp152 replied to the thread Battle for Arnhem.....Kevin, hope you don't mind me posting a Market Garden related photo. This Robert Taylor print hangs in my study. It depicts the 101st... -
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Thank you. You make very good points. I was not impressed with what I read about Brereton and Market Garden either. Below is just one...
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The late great Alan Whicker. Back from when people did believe what the BBC said was true !
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Terp152 replied to the thread 1962: Britain's Scrap Iron Armada.I've always thought it a bit sad to see warships that were fought so courageously during WWII ending up as scrap, particularly the USS...
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Terp152 replied to the thread Battle for Arnhem....."In addition, in this case, the division landed piecemeal because of the shortage of available transport. There was a failure to deliver...
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Ref: Arnhem - 1944: The Airborne Battle by M. Middlebrook The Battle at the Bridge All this time John Frost's men had been defending...
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However, as the paras were bleeding, the Germans were reinforcing .... Hitler had given top priority to stopping the Arnhem attack...
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Ref: Arnhem - 1944: The Airborne Battle by M. Middlebrook Brigadier Hackett's force in the hollow held out all afternoon and evening...
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The 'cavalry' was on its way, but still faced huge difficulties in reaching 1st Airborne in time ......
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Terp152 replied to the thread Things that annoy me."I'm turning 65 next month..." you whippersnapper!
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Terp152 replied to the thread Things that annoy me." Not blaming any party" ...it's not called Obamacare for nothing.
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Terp152 replied to the thread Young Washington.The Ken Burns documentary series, THe American Revolution, begins Nov 16th on PBS.
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In early September of 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia (ANV) moved north as its first invasion of states that had not succeeded. The...
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At first I was angry with myself for delving into the Desert War, but once I received my JJD armor, I knew I was hooked. I'm not an...
