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  A History of Ships Named Enterprise
Previously French vessel L'Enterprise before her capture in May of 1705.
Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex (CV-9), the USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Cabot (CVL-28), and USS Franklin (CV-13) sink the battleship Musashi.
I used to use the standard that only ships commissioned into a navy (or Starfleet) could get onto the list, but that would eliminate some of the blimps, and the America's Cup yachts, all of which are historically significant.
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 HELLFIRE CORNER - The Poppy and the Ritual of Remembrance
The First World War, the Great War, is a historical event which brings forth images of mud, trench warfare, bungling generals, incomprehensibly large casualty lists, and of a generation of young men destroyed in their prime.
It was by adhering to the 'fashion' in poetry in the early stages of the war, that McCrae was able to write a poem which was 'compatible' with the poetic tastes of the time, and make 'In Flanders Fields' so popular.
The British, unlike their Belgian and French counterparts, had little tangible evidence at home that they were fighting a war.
www.fylde.demon.co.uk /chambless.htm   (7676 words)

  
 MBR: Internet Bookwatch, March 2002
Chapters explore the roots of jazz from its ragtime origins to early blues, focussing heavily on the period between 1917-33 and using biographical sketches to outline the experiences of the jazz makers.
In addition to the exhaustive price lists, and informative introduction explains the basics of comic book collecting, as well as the system by which comic books are graded in terms of their quality.
Appalachia is an engaging story that is by turns interesting, informative, sad, funny, and eminently satisfying reading, a tale of life and family in a post-frontier age among mountain folk with strong traditions of pride in family, a love of freedom, exceptional work ethics, honest, discipline, and faith in the God of their forefathers.
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 Military History/title>
The paintings are listed under seven different categories: War Declared, Fighting Men, Age of Artillery, The Battlefield, Total War, Suffering and Death.
This site has a list of military, VAD and other hospitals in Kent used for military patients as well as information about some of the detachments, activities and the people involved.
Lidice and Oradour: Remembering the Nazi Massacres: The 10th June marks the anniversary of the Nazi massacres of 340 citizens of the Czech village of Lidice in 1942 and 642 citizens of the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane in 1944.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REVhistorymilitary.htm   (9506 words)

  
 Naval and Maritime Books
Middlebrook, Martin BATTLESHIP Scribners 1979 The sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse.
Stillwell, Paul BATTLESHIP MISSOURI: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY USNI 1995 The author interviewed dozens of men who served on the Missouri crew to trace the ship's complete history from keel-laying in 1941 to the site of the Japanese surrender in 1945 to the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Tarrant, V. BATTLESHIP WARSPITE USNI 1990 The history of the British heavy armoured warship of the Queen Elizabeth class commissioned in 1915 and used in battle in both world wars.
www.sonic.net /~books/navy.html   (8472 words)

  
 Nautical History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
BC-1960s FP 1969 Strikingly illustrated volume traces the history of the fighting ship from is early origins in the primative Nile craft of 3000 BC to the modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
All FP 1983 1500s-1980s Traces the battleship's painful evolution from the multi-decked 'wooden walls' of the age of sail to the oil-fired super Dreadnoughts of the twentieth century.
PD FP 1985 French author gained access to the USN to research and photograph carrier operations and men at work aboard those ships.
www.bazillionbooks.com /nauticalhistory.html   (6588 words)

  
 Virtual Library of Useful URLs - 780-799 Arts & Recreation
Long list of musical instruments from Accordion, Bagpipe, Banjo, Bass to Organ, Piano, String Instruments, Synthesizers, Voice, Woodwinds, and a Miscellaneous section which includes links to absolutely hilarious Instrument Jokes, serious Instrumental Music Teachers Resources, and various other interesting Websites.
List of Movies Now Playing in U.S. and Canada with synopsis for each movie, Select a City for a movie theater or cinema near you, Check Show Times, Buy Tickets Online, Movie Trailers also show video excerpts, includes list of Movies Coming Soon.
Comprehensive listing of summer camps and wilderness programs for youth in the United States and Canada.
www.aresearchguide.com /780-799.html   (7330 words)

  
 World War II Links on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
During May-August 1944, Bates was on the staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet.
In September he served with the Seventh Fleet during the Philippine Islands campaign and in December was Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Battleship Division Two and was involved in the Lingayen-Luzon and Okinawa operations.
Battleships USS Alabama and USS Arizona and USS Missouri and USS New Jersey and USS North Carolina
history.acusd.edu /gen/ww2_links.html   (4963 words)

  
 MiniatureWargaming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Redoubt Miniatures French and Indian War Figure Review
The Sword and The Flame French and Indian War Variant
Rules: Early 20th C. Astounding Tales Test Drive
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