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............as we approach the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice.
The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2018
The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2018
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(American Freighter, 1918) Underway during her builder's trials, 25 July 1918. Constructed by the Moore Shipbuilding Company of Oakland, California,
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Australian photographer Frank Hurley's 1917 image shows 1st Australian Division troops near Ypres heading to the front line. Photo Frank Hurley/Hulton ...
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Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Well, that last one looks familiar, Robert..............
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Peace is that brief, quiet moment in history.......... when everybody stands around reloading.
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Submarine sunk by British warship during First World War found after more than 100 years
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... 100-years/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... 100-years/
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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First World War brought to life in 3D colour by Lord of the Rings director.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -director/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -director/
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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(Photo source - © IWM Q 1071)
Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer)
An exhausted British soldier asleep in a front line trench at Thiepval, Somme. September 1916.
Possibly a soldier of the 1/4 Bt The Duke of Wellington's Regt who were part of the 49th Div. fighting here at that time.
Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer)
An exhausted British soldier asleep in a front line trench at Thiepval, Somme. September 1916.
Possibly a soldier of the 1/4 Bt The Duke of Wellington's Regt who were part of the 49th Div. fighting here at that time.
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Approaching 11/11/18, this image is from 2014.
" Historical reenactors staged a World War I battle as a million poppies rained down upon them, once again symbolizing Commonwealth casualties in the war. Held at the Tank Museum in Bovington, southern England, "
" Historical reenactors staged a World War I battle as a million poppies rained down upon them, once again symbolizing Commonwealth casualties in the war. Held at the Tank Museum in Bovington, southern England, "
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Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.