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Are the aims of nationalism and protectionism the same?

18th November 2019 Emile Woolf 2004 Comments

The ideology of “nationalism” is characterised by the unstinting promotion of a particular nation’s interests, possibly regardless of detriment caused to the interests of other nations. Nationalism may therefore be considered a form of patriotism, [more…]

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Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 1

17th November 2019 1642again 2291 Comments

Life and Times in a Time of Tribulation I have purposefully left off addressing the Book of Daniel – can its central character even be regarded as a Jewish prophet who even existed at all? [more…]

20th Century

The Place where Trust died

11th November 2019 Going Postal 2788 Comments

Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more…]

20th Century

The Merchant Navy Boy

10th November 2019 Going Postal 2140 Comments

Some of you may recall that I have been trying to claim my deceased father’s WW2 medals as a Merchant Navy seaman. It has taken a year and with a great deal of help from [more…]

20th Century

Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Part 2

7th November 2019 Æthelberht 3013 Comments

I’m back again with the second part of this series about the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 – the Luftwaffe’s forgotten fighter. In the first part we covered the genesis of the Fw 190 and how the [more…]

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Elisha – Picking up the Baton

3rd November 2019 1642again 2462 Comments

We have finally got to the subject of the Elisha in my series of the prophets of the Old Testament, who I had meant to cover after addressing Elijah, but then got distracted by Isaiah, [more…]

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A Medic with 130 Fld. Amb. RAMC; September 1940-41

27th October 2019 Going Postal 2251 Comments

While going through all my father’s bits and pieces, which have been boxed up since his death, I came across a four page type-written reminiscence of the time he was stationed in Dover between 1940-41. [more…]

20th Century

Aspiring Anorak Aversion Therapy

24th October 2019 Going Postal 3292 Comments

The subject heading may read as though it is an introduction to an accountancy exam, but no, it is aversion therapy applied to an obsession, by licensed operators of machines such as the Dehavilland Chipmunk [more…]

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The English Pub

22nd October 2019 Godfrey Bloom 5016 Comments

After many years of leading tours of European battlefields I decided to add another string to my bow & took the course at St. William’s College to qualify as a professional guide at York Minster. I [more…]

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