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World Too Dangerous for Well-Intentioned Amateurs

December 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Sixty-six years and six months ago, the largest amphibious force ever assembled sailed across the stormy waters of the English Channel, bound for the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France.  Nearly half of the 156,000 invasion troops were Americans.  They and the troops of allied nations suffered massive casualties [...]

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FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!”

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

“FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!’” That’s what’s being reported in the British and French press about the undersea Channel Tunnel that connects England and France: All freight and passenger services were suspended after a “serious incident” on French side of the tunnel. — The (UK) Telegraph Some 32 truck drivers have been evacuated from a freight [...]

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