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Featured battle : First Battle of Gaza
Part of First World War
Date : 26 March 1917
British forces under Gen. Sir Charles Dobell attacked the town of Gaza but poor communications and staff cooperation rendered the attack ineffective, forcing a withdrawal
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HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible moored alongside the Portsmouth quayside. The first of the Invincible class light carriers, she saw service as the flagship in the Falklands war 1982.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
Running the Gauntlet
Bernard Edwards
I really enjoyed this book, as gripping as a good novel, until it hit home how inappropriate is the word ‘enjoyed’. The men in this book are not fictional characters from some author’s imagination. This is the story of some of the brave men who did a very dangerous job many of whom died in the course of their work. Some were blown to pieces in an instant others died after many days adrift in an open boat or on a Carley float. The job those fellow merchant seamen who survived did, showing courage and skilled seamanship, was crucial to the nation’s survival.
This well researched book covers only a few of the losses to the merchant navy fleet but it is well representative of the service we should never forget.
Once started it is a difficult book to put down and we highly recommend it.
Pen & Sword Maritime, 2022
Reviewed : 2022-04-12 12:45:34
