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im1776.com
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| | | | | In May 1845, after a storied career of exploration, Sir John Franklin determined to undertake one final expedition: a search for the legendary Northwest Passage. At 59 years old, Franklin was no stranger to risk. He had once fought off a polar bear using only his ceremonial sword, survived a particularly harsh Arctic winter by resorting to a diet of lichen, animal hides, and human remains, and endured multiple violent encounters with local Inuit tribesmen. Absconding from a quiet retirement with his beloved wife Jane, Sir John set off with a crew of 129 men for the Arctic. None of them would return. | |
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www.portuguese.asia
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| | | | | My last post on the 15th century Portuguese merchant-spy Pêro da Covilhã prompted quite a bit of debate among some readers around how the history of the Portuguese Discoveries should be interpreted: celebrated as a glorious chapter of the proud history of Portugal, or dismissed as a shameful period of imperial rapaciousness and religious bigotry? I understand both points of view, but for me personally it's... just history. History that's hundreds of years old, but with echos and ramifications t | |
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militaryhistorynow.com
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| | | | | "After World War I, German commanders and military jurists drew the conclusion that the Imperial German Army had been too lenient in the crisis year of 1918. They vowed that if Germany ever went... | |
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www.kidinthefrontrow.com
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