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John Grehan
Dunkirk Evacuation - Operation Dynamo
The British Expeditionary Force had been all but surrounded, and, with the French armies collapsing on all sides, it appeared that Britain was about to suffer the heaviest defeat in its history.
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John Grehan
Martin Mace
Battle of Barrosa, 1811: Forgotten Battle of the Peninsular War
By the winter of 1810-11, the armies of Napoleon had overrun most of Spain and Joseph Bonaparte sat on the throne in Madrid. But the Spanish Government had found refuge in the fortress-port of Cadiz and the Spaniards refused to admit that they had been conquered.
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John Grehan
Martin Mace
Battle of Hastings 1066 - The Uncomfortable Truth
The Battle of Hastings is the most defining event in English history. As such, its every detail has been analysed by scholars and interpreted by historians.
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John Grehan
Martin Mace
Unearthing Churchill's Secret Army
Special Operations Executive was one of the most secretive organizations of the Second World War, its activities cloaked in mystery and intrigue. The fate, therefore, of many of its agents was not revealed to the general public other than the bare details carved with pride upon the headstones and memorials of those courageous individuals.
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Martin Mace
The Royal Navy at Dunkirk
The fact that the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk in May-June 1940 has achieved the status of a legend. Whilst the part played by the 'Little Ships' in that 'miracle' is equally well known, the role of the Royal Navy's warships - the destroyers, minesweepers and personnel ships - is often overlooked.
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