Wednesday 29 July 2009

Interesting Links

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Dunkirk: a miracle of war
The failure of the Germans to overwhelm the British Expeditionary Force on its retreat to Dunkirk continues to baffle and fascinate historians. Many theories have been put forward and discarded. Here, one of our leading historians presents, for the first time, fresh evidence to explain Hitler's thinking, and why he issued the infamous ''Halt Order'' of May 24 1940. Link
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WWI veteran Patch dies aged 111
The last British survivor of the World War I trenches, Harry Patch, has died at the age of 111. Link
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CRB Checks
For those involved in the running of Wargames Clubs, the following thread on the TMP makes intersting reading with regard to the requirement for people to be CRB checked. Link.
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