Has there been a study of Portugal's decolonization wars in Africa (Mozambique, Guinea, and Angola, 1961-1974)? Specifically, I am looking for references that cover the tactical operations and general...
1. Who was Thomas Bough, born Kidderminster 1798
2. Where was Lion yard, Stourport
3. Who lived at Corporation Farm, Upper Mitton in 1901
Thank you for any help....
Our Church has a perfume bottle with a picture of St Alkmunds Church, Whitchurch on one side, Shropshire Violets on the other side and the mark A83 on the base. It is about 15 cms high. Any...
Was taken from Ancient Rome wasn't it? I remember reading a story about a queen that was captured by the Romans (she was a warrior like Bodicea) and made to walk unclothed through Rome as a...
Some years ago, a former financial director of a famous global company finally got to speak with his dad about a small part of his war service. As he was virtually at deaths' door, his dad felt he...
I am trying to remember the name of a cafe in Fordingbridge in possibly the late 60s. It was near Bank Corner and I think the name was something to do with a bird but I could be totally wrong. Any...
I have a WW2 version of Monopoly called Supremacy. Anyone know how rare (or otherwise) this might be? Second, I have several copies of a game called Smash the Nazi Navy, designed to be played by...
Nomads are well adapted to farming and other agricultural activities. Nomads do not settle in areas for long periods of time and are hard to keep track of. Nomads are difficult to remove from their...
He required that imams read from a book he wrote, in addition to the Quran. In this book, the self-proclaimed "Father of all Turkmen" claimed divine inspiration and called himself a...
How did the compromises made when writing and ratifying the Constitution encourage the development of political factions? Compare and Contrast the effectiveness of Washington?s and Adams' presidencies...
Were the declarations that the colonial settlers made consistent with the actions that they took against the British from 1775 to 1776? How did the new government the colonists established create...
A year or so ago, someone posted an old photograph here & a lot of us had great fun trying to identify the occasion & where the photo was taken. Perhaps someone else would like to do the same...
Quassia many thanks for the link, when i was a youngster tried to get down into the arches a couple of times after school. first time i have seen pictures that good of the inside. many thanks