Tag Archives: history
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All work and no play… January projects.
Leave a commentJanuary 26, 2013 by James Calbraith
January so far is proving one of the busiest months. Apart from finishing Draft 3 of “The Rising Tide” I’ve …
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Tanaka Hisashige
1October 16, 2012 by James Calbraith
Today is Tanaka Hisashige‘s 213th birth anniversary. You may not have heard about him, but Google found it fitting to …
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Shoreham-by-Sea: where warships go to rest.
Leave a commentSeptember 26, 2012 by James Calbraith
On a sunny summer weekend, the trains south from London are packed with holiday makers heading for the shingle beaches …
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Italo-Turkish War, 1911-1912
3September 16, 2012 by James Calbraith
A hundred years ago today started negotiations that would eventually bring an end to the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912. It …
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A different Vienna, part 1 – the Flakturms, or “Don’t Mention Ze War!”
9August 13, 2012 by James Calbraith
(I’ve been to Vienna last week. This is the first of my impressions of the city.) You’d be forgiven to …
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Beachcombing made us what we are
Leave a commentDecember 5, 2011 by James Calbraith
This brilliantly instructive website shows the journey of mankind from its origins in the Horn of Africa to world-wide domination. Browse through …
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