On the eve of the World War 2 Klaipėda looked just as it did for centuries: 70% of its people wereGermans, while in the surrounding Klaipėda County the situation was reverse with 70% of the population being ethnic Lithuanians. But the War changed everything and the advancing Soviet ar...
The pre-order offer will now be extended to publication date. 1 November, 2021 Spencer Pollard announces the second in his trilogy of diorama titles, 'The Garage' book. You may order the book standalone or as part of a complete set when the final one is released next year. As an ...
Europe to fight in World War I. Few alarms went off indicating that this was something to be taken seriously. Due to the war, most countries involved gave it little attention because they wanted to keep their fighting resolve in high gear. The only attention it got was when it swept ...
The F2 championships were as spread out as possible: there was one in Europe (which was considered “official”, in terms of historical classification); another two levels (of second tier single seater racing) in Oceania such as the Tasman Series and the Gold Star, which were a hybrid ...
Very true David….the Jewish population of the Arab world was reduced by 99% following Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948…. Even Hitler only managed around 65% with EUROPE during WW2! Meanwhile the Arab (non Jewish) population of Israel has INCREASED around ten fold in the last...
When Neumann-Einstein-Turing first met in 1936 it was obvious to them that one of Europe's deepest problems was that any nation that leapt ahead in engineering usually didnt have enough coal and iron -and was thusprone to take it from neighbors even if this started war or in some lanlock...
The Dutch are also disliked for being the biggest misers in Europe, and because of this they incur the wrath of the tourist industry wherever they travel. The Dutch have been known to stock up on water before they take their campers down to the south of France.The Dutch, in turn, kind...
But you can’t fix stupid. And I just proved that minutes ago in an online Condor 2 soaring race. Did everything right in a lovely Diana 2 and was at the top of the list against 54 other pilots right up until 0.02 miles from the finish line. ...
The baby boomers born in the States and Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War were the first people ever to go under water for fun. Before, everyone who had dived was doing a job and had no time or inclination to take any notice of what was happening around him. Nor, ...
We were feeling desperately intrepid, stepping across the sodden, resilient machair peatland with its outcrops of ancient gneiss – the oldest rock in Europe – especially as there had been a short rain squall soon after we set off. But we felt secure in our waterproofs, hats, and the ...