But if you ask someone in Thailand, many does not know about the tragedy during the second world war at all. Many prisoners of war died here during the attempt of the Japanese to keep a supply route by train over the river Kwai to Myanmar. Here some pictures I took during a visit. ...
The distinctive silhouette imparted by the wing planform helped the Spitfire to achieve legendary status during the Battle of Britain. There was, and still is, a public perception that it was the RAF fighter of the Battle, in spite of the fact that the more numerous Hurricane shouldered a g...
Westland's design team, under the new leadership of Teddy Petter (who was later to design the English Electric Canberra, Lightning and Folland Gnat) designed an aircraft that employed state-of-the-art technology. The monocoque fuselage was a small tube with a T-tail at the end, although as...
During the Civil War, the closest any insurgent carrying a Confederate flag ever came to the Capitol was about 6 miles, during the Battle of Fort Stevens in 1864. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images January 6: A man hangs from a balcony in the Senate chamber. Rioters also invaded the office of ...
defend somebody/something The role of the military is to defend the country. Troops have been sent to defend the borders. defend somebody/something against somebody/something The male birds defend their territory against other males. defend somebody/something from somebody/something The cannons once ...
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One of the best spots in Virginia to capture imagery of the Civil War is the Richmond National Battlefield Park. Walk the battlefields to see historic cannons, barricades, and other military procurements that played an important role in the Civil War battles. The park has 13 sections. ...
of theWar of 1812. Fort Sumter combined the period's best techniques for military bases: the Montalembert system of heavy cannons placed within thick walls overseeing numerous low-lying masonry walls used in the Vauban system. The fortress is best known for the Battle of Fort Sumter, which ...
I have had an interest in cannons ever since I was a kid. Several years ago I participated in a civil war reenactment and I was hooked. After doing some research I decided that a mortar would give me the most bang for my buck. I came across a small mortar called a Coehorn Mortar....
The fifth storey is a hexagonal guardroom. During the Civil War the windows here were enlarged so that they could take small hand-held cannons. To get to Guy’s tower you go on a 530 step journey that involves a crazy climb up the steepest steps I have ever climbed (Think of circular...