Articles related to "Bef"



The Bonus March
In the third summer of the Great Depression the United States Army drove a large contingent of American World War I veterans out of Washington D.C. This sad episode in American History might have been avoided if the general in charge had obeyed his president's orders.
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The Angels of Mons
Was the British Expeditionary Force saved from almost certain death by reinforcements from above?
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Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Normandy
Enjoy the impressive limestone cliffs of this attractive fishing port and ponder on the reasons for the humiliating WWII British surrender here.
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A Lightning War: Dunkirk
The almost certain defeat of the British, and so the enslavement of millions more than those who actually suffered and the prolongation of Hitler's rule for an unknown time, were avoided by the "miracle" of Dunkirk.

The British Army in 1914
In a war that began with million man armies of conscripts fighting it out toe to toe, the Royal Army distinguished itself in personal combat.
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A Hero To Me - Part Two
Part two of the article on my Grandfather. Gramps faces war and hazardous times lie ahead.
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A Lightning War: Belgium
Belgium took longer because of the resistance and the fact that the Germans had to ensure that their own rear was protected, before they sprang the trap on the Allied forces.

A Lightning War: Holland
The blitzkrieg continues as Hitler hurries his troops through the necessity of subduing the west before he can move on to his true purpose, in the east.

Tell us The Truth!
The promoters of biotech have not been honest.
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Food Labelling
even apples need labels
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The Christmas Truce
This article concerns the Christmas Truce of WW1.
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Descent from Colonial Gov. John Webster
John Webster (1590-1661), fifth governor of the Connecticut Colony, was born at Cossington, England, and died at Hadley, MA.
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Did Douglas Haig Fail in World War One?
Field Marshall Douglas Haig is often seen to be the reason for the BEF's failings during WW1. But is he actually to blame, or are there other factors?
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A Lightning War: France
Apparently defeated from within, the conquest of the remainder of France was more a formality, apparently forestalled only by the Army's ability to stand up against overwhelming odds, and their own leaders. As the saying goes, Britain became the hope of the free world.

World War One fighters
The evolution of fighting aircraft during World War One.
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Bristol Blenheim V
W/Cdr. Hugh Malcolm was remembered as a determined and inspiring leader in the harsh conditions of the 1942 North African campaign.
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Hail to the Chief
When did our Presidential Ancestors arrive on these shores? They might have been here longer than you think.
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