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Month: May 2020

Books 

Peiper’s War – The Wartime Years of SS Leader Jochen Peiper 1941-44

31 May 202031 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Bulge, eastern, Peiper, Western, WW2

Peiper’s War – The Wartime Years of SS Leader Jochen Peiper 1941-44 is written by Danny Parker and published by

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Books 

The Battle of Arras: South

30 May 202030 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Arras, Battles, guide, south, ww1, WW2

The Battle of Arras: South written by Jon Cooksey & Jerry Murland and published by Pen and Sword Books. This

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Books 

The Sniper Anthology by Frontline Books

30 May 202030 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments rifle, sharpshooters, SImo Hayha, snipers, WW2

The Sniper Anthology – Snipers of the Second World War and published by Frontline Books I thought this book was

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Books 

Ian Fleming & SOE’s Operation Postmaster

29 May 202029 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments ian fleming, postmaster, special operations, WW2

Ian Fleming and SOE’s Operation Postmaster written by Brian Lett and published by Pen and Sword Books. I’d been looking

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Propagandawerfer 41

29 May 202029 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments German, Nazi, propaganda, propagandawerfer

The Propagandawerfer 41 consisted of a light 12.26 kg steel tube framework. The base of the launcher was triangular in

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Books 

Code Breakers

27 May 202027 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Alan Turing, Bletchley Park, Code, code breakers, enigma

Images of the National Archive: Code Breakers written by Stephen Twigge and published by Pen and Sword Books This is

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Indepth Posts 

Archaeologists bring Medieval Priest back to Life

27 May 202027 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments archaeology, DNA, Lincolnshire, Priest

The face of a medieval priest from Lincoln whose body was unearthed by archaeologists has now been recreated to show

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Books 

Britain’s Last Invasion

26 May 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Britain, Fishguard, French, Invasion, Ireland

Britain’s Last Invasion written by Phil Carradice and published by Pen and Sword Books. I have read a number of

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British History Indepth Posts 

The Battle of Fishguard 1797

25 May 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Fishguard, French, Jemima, Last Invasion, Pembrokeshire

General Hoche proposed to land 15,000 French troops in Bantry Bay, Ireland to support the United Irishmen. As a diversionary

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WORLD WAR TWO 

Texel Disaster

25 May 202025 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0 Comments Minesweeper, Navy, Texel

On the night of 31 August 1940, the British 20th Destroyer Flotilla – consisting of HMS Express, Esk, Icarus, Intrepid

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Indepth Posts

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers
British History Indepth Posts 

Ten Most Popular British Prime Ministers

23 November 202023 November 2020 Ben Davidson 1

No 10. Harold MacMillan British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

JFK – The Assassination
Indepth Posts 

JFK – The Assassination

17 November 20201 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0
British Broadcasting Corporation
Indepth Posts 

British Broadcasting Corporation

1 November 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Laika – The Sputnik Dog
Indepth Posts 

Laika – The Sputnik Dog

31 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot
British History Indepth Posts 

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

30 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General
Indepth Posts 

Matthew Hopkins – The Witchfinder General

25 October 202022 November 2020 Ben Davidson 0

FILM & TV REVIEWS

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC
Film Reviews 

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany – BBC

5 September 20205 September 2020 Ben Davidson 0

This little series came out the end of 2019, this series looks at home movies that belonged to German people

Iron Fury (2020)
Film Reviews 

Iron Fury (2020)

10 June 202010 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The Last Kingdom (Netflix)
Film Reviews 

The Last Kingdom (Netflix)

4 May 20204 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Braveheart (1995)
Film Reviews 

Braveheart (1995)

1 May 20201 May 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Film: Zulu (1964)
Film Reviews 

Film: Zulu (1964)

28 April 202028 April 2020 Ben Davidson 0

US Civil War

Crittenden Compromise
US Civil War 

Crittenden Compromise

24 December 202024 December 2020 Ben Davidson 0

The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four Congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled

George Armstrong Custer
American West Famous People US Civil War 

George Armstrong Custer

4 October 20204 October 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Sherman’s March to the Sea
US Civil War 

Sherman’s March to the Sea

19 August 202019 August 2020 Ben Davidson 0
The New York Draft Riots
US Civil War 

The New York Draft Riots

21 July 202021 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0

Home Front

Women’s Timber Corps
Home Front 

Women’s Timber Corps

2 January 20212 January 2021 Ben Davidson 0

Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC go back to the First World War when the Women’s Timber Service

WW2 Food Rations
Home Front 

WW2 Food Rations

5 July 202027 July 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Ministry of Food
Home Front 

Ministry of Food

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0
Lord Woolton Pie
Home Front 

Lord Woolton Pie

30 June 202030 June 2020 Ben Davidson 0

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