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The One Hundred Year Aircraft

11th December 2017 Martin Mezger 2,796

There is an aircraft that has been in active military service since before I was born, and may very well outlast me before it is withdrawn from service. This aircraft is the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, [more…]

Operation Castor – The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Part Two

26th May 2017 Blown Periphery 0

The Bitter End The Viet Minh attacks started on 13th March 1954 with a fierce artillery bombardment on outpost Beatrice. A shell hit the command HQ killing Major Paul Pegot and his entire staff. Also [more…]

Operation Castor – The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Part One

19th May 2017 Blown Periphery 0

The End of French Colonial Influence in Indo-China 1954 The French involvement in Indo-China dates back to the 17th Century when a Jesuit missionary crusade arrived in the region to save souls, but more importantly [more…]

Immigration – Not a ‘Toxic’ Topic : Part 4…..Summary

22nd June 2016 0

A VIEW FROM THE NORTH ‘On Immigration’, a process…not ‘On Immigrants’, who are people. Vote LEAVE – Take Control It is a duty to discuss immigration and its control. To the political movements that have [more...]
KODI – Revised

22nd September 2018 0

First of all, apologies to those of you who find an article with loads of pics a pain. I have done this as most of us are reasonably computer literate, but not all, and when [more...]
Operation Archery 1941

20th May 2018 0

The Combined Operations Raid on Vaagso and Maaloy, 27th December 1941 During the Second World War Norway had been considered a zone of destiny by both Churchill and Hitler. Its strategic importance lay in the [more...]
It’s a Trap I Tell you, a Trap!

8th May 2016 0

A view from the North I understand that a group of friends meets in the land of the Luddites to discuss matters pertaining to philosophy and politics. They meet as friends and depart as friends [more...]
Why we need a Second Referendum

11th February 2019 0

The 2016 Referendum was a great success in terms of turnout and enthusiasm. The result, “Leave the EU” has yet to be achieved, it is resisted at every step by Theresa May’s Government, which Parliament [more...]