Quiet Images of Great Loss and Heroism–British Navy Losses, 1945 JF Ptak Science Books Post 1216 This enormous, quiet image appeared in The Illustrated London News on 23 June 1945, just weeks after the termination of WWII in Europe. It graphically presents every ship lost by Great Britain in the defense of “holding the seas against theContinue reading “Detailed Graphic Shows Every British Navy Ship Lost In World War II”
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Meet the War Lady: Royal Navy appoints first ever woman commander of a frontline warship
Meet the War Lady: Royal Navy appoints first ever woman commander of a frontline warship By IAN DRURY, DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT PUBLISHED: 19:26 EST, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 02:46 EST, 22 May 2012 Comments (128) Share https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=p&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2147895%2FMeet-War-Lady-Royal-Navy-appoints-woman-commander-frontline-warship.html&size=medium&count=true&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DYeCWNA96Fk4.en_GB.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!tbK8W_8mwqaIodoNDQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTPArLk2fH85p6ILAn6lEXvSx-GozA#id=I1_1337732192106&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk&rpctoken=411555291&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1337330192.html#_=1337732207008&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2147895%2FMeet-War-Lady-Royal-Navy-appoints-woman-commander-frontline-warship.html%3Fito%3Dfeeds-newsxml&size=m&text=Meet%20the%20War%20Lady%3A%20Royal%20Navy%20appoints%20first%20ever%20woman%20commander%20of%20a%20frontline%20warship&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FK5WqvC&via=MailOnline http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?api_key=146202712090395&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D6%23cb%3Df1ab3d1dd%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%252Ff3cf9e4c8%26domain%3Dwww.dailymail.co.uk%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2147895%2FMeet-War-Lady-Royal-Navy-appoints-woman-commander-frontline-warship.html%3Fito%3Dfeeds-newsxml&layout=button_count&locale=en_GB&node_type=link&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=90 Master and commander: Sarah West, 40, is the first woman in the Royal Navy’s history to be selected to commandContinue reading “Meet the War Lady: Royal Navy appoints first ever woman commander of a frontline warship”
Rotorua City salutes veteran parade leader
City salutes veteran parade leader Abigail Hartevelt | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:33 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1337330192.html#_=1337731476208&count=vertical&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%2Fnews%2Fcity-salutes-veteran-parade-leader%2F1388940%2F&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%2Fnews%2Fcity-salutes-veteran-parade-leader%2F1388940%2F&size=m&text=City%20salutes%20veteran%20parade%20leader%20%7C%20Rotorua%20News%20%7C%20Local%20News%20in%20Rotorua%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%2Fnews%2Fcity-salutes-veteran-parade-leader%2F1388940%2F%23.T7wpimY4d0M.twitter http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&api_key=219389391412596&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D6%23cb%3Df36ee1cefc%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%252Ff2ce8b73c8%26domain%3Dwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rotoruadailypost.co.nz%2Fnews%2Fcity-salutes-veteran-parade-leader%2F1388940%2F&layout=box_count&locale=en_GB&node_type=link&ref=.T7wpim43KVU.like&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=55 Lt Col George MacLeod led the Anzac Day parade in Rotorua for 50 years. Related Obituary: Norm Hepburn Obituary: WWII fighter pilot Geoff Fisken Your chance to salute community leaders Lieutenant Colonel George MacLeod led Rotorua’s Anzac Day paradeContinue reading “Rotorua City salutes veteran parade leader”
US servicemen and women urged to join Australian military
US servicemen and women urged to join Australian military amid budget cuts http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18564258/us-servicemen-and-women-urged-to-join-australian-military-amid-budget-cuts&layout=after&show_faces=false&width=630&height=42&action=recommend&colorscheme=light Email More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on facebook Share on twitter Print Posted: May 20, 2012 11:07 AM CSTUpdated: May 20, 2012 11:07 AM CST Source: The Sunday Telegraph CANBERRA — American servicemen and women are being urged to join the Australian Defence ForceContinue reading “US servicemen and women urged to join Australian military”
Indian naval ships visit Haiphong
Indian naval ships visit Haiphong The INS Shivalik (VOV) – Two Indian naval ships, the INS Shivalik and INS Karmuk, commanded by Rear Admiral Ajit Kumar P, who is also the Eastern Naval Commander, docked in Haiphong port city on May 19. Indian naval ship visits Khanh Hoa This is the fifth visit toContinue reading “Indian naval ships visit Haiphong”
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