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Churchill Delivers his 'Battle of Britain' 'Finest Hour' Speech #militaryhistory
What General Weygand called the battle of France is over. I expect that the battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 15, 2017
- 2 min
Acting Colour Sergeant Brian JOHNSTON, Royal Marines, QGM
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 8TH OCTOBER 1982 St. James's Palace, London S.W.I 11th October, 1982 The QUEEN has been graciously...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 14, 2017
- 2 min
Argentine surrender in the Falklands War - The Surrender Document
The surrender document is on display at the Imperial War Museum in London. As noted in the museum, the time of surrender was backdated...
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Si Biggs
- Jun 8, 2017
- 1 min
The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982
At 16:50 a second wave, composed of four A-4Bs Skyhawks hit and sank F4 a Landing Craft Utility from HMS Fearless in Choiseul Sound.
The LC
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Si Biggs
- Jun 6, 2017
- 2 min
Operation Overlord - D Day 6th June 1944
The Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s
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Si Biggs
- Mar 28, 2017
- 1 min
'Breakfast at Babs' - download an extract
Why not download an extract of 'Breakfast at Babs' I have put together a PDF you can download and read which includes the prologue and a...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 28, 2017
- 2 min
"Operation Chariot" - St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St...
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Brad Shaw and Peter Campbell
- Mar 18, 2017
- 2 min
Stepping into the Unknown a Novel
Hi Royal, thanks for allowing me to use your platform to advertise my first book Stepping into the Unknown. I am former Royal Marines...
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Si Biggs
- Mar 15, 2017
- 1 min
Female Code Breakers at Bletchley Park
Rare photo emerges of female codebreakers who worked in secret using world's first electronic computer to crack Hitler's messages during...
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Si Biggs
- Feb 14, 2017
- 1 min
The Channel Dash
The Channel Dash or Unternehmen Zerberus (Operation Cerberus) was a German naval operation during World War II. A Kriegsmarine (German...
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Si Biggs
- Jan 30, 2017
- 1 min
German Commando Raid Against the Isle of White?
Did a German Commando Raid take place against the Isle of White Author Adrian Searle uncovered an account from a German soldier, Dr...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 26, 2016
- 1 min
The Royal Navy 100 Years of Modern Warfare - Julian Thompson
HE ROYAL NAVY: 100 YEARS OF MODERN WARFARE – JULIAN THOMPSON Another great podcast from Dan Snow. I served with Julian Thompson, a very...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
The Cockelshell Heroes - Operation Frankton survivors reach their target
Of the six two man canoes that had been brought to the French coast by HMS Tuna on the 7th December, only five had been launched because...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Strike Force Panther
So I started writing my new book yesterday, 'Strike Force Panther'. The idea has been brewing since I finished Breakfast at Babs and I am...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 8, 2016
- 1 min
The ‘Day of Infamy’
The ‘Day of Infamy’ continues with further attacks. Almost simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese launched attacks...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, using bombers, torpedo bombers...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 2, 2016
- 1 min
Personalised Book Note for Christmas
If you buy Breakfast at Babs for Christmas from Lulu or Amazon I would be happy to send you a personalised note by e mail that you can...
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Si Biggs
- Dec 1, 2016
- 3 min
First attack by Long Range Desert Group 1st December 1940
The Long Range Desert Group were formed in the autumn of 1940, successors to the much smaller Long Range Patrol. They were intended as a...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 30, 2016
- 2 min
Wartime Berlin – an international city, underground
Berlin had been transformed in many ways by the war. The city already lay in ruins and the threat of further bombing was ever present. As...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 20, 2016
- 1 min
The British enter Benghazi 20th November 1942
I was in the lead Bren-gun carrier. As we advanced everything was so quiet it seemed unnatural. Then all of a sudden artillery opened up....
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