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Stories In Which Hitler Won World War Two - Terrence Dickse - Doctor Who – Timewyrm: Exodus

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 3 Oct 16

Most alternate histories don’t draw in other science fiction elements. Some, like Deighton’s SS-GB are not written by SF authors. It is the science fiction writers who consider the danger of time travellers themselves causing time...

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Eleven Kilometers With A Boot That Squelched Blood With Every Step.(3)

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 18 Aug 16

This is another excerpt from my father's memoirs. It was 1940 and the Germans were closing in, and the British Army had been told to make their way to the coast of France, so that hopefully they could get a boat back to...

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A Useless Death.(2)

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 11 Aug 16

Here is the second extract from my father's WW2 (1939-1945) memoirs, but don't worry if you didn't read the first one. It can be read on it's own. These are my father's own words. "After being in France for a while without sight...

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They Shot Her - Excerpts From My Father's Memoirs. (1)

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 10 Aug 16

My father hand-wrote his memoirs when he was dying of cancer, and as I was going through them the other day I wondered if any of you would find them interesting. Here's an excerpt about his experiences in World WarTwo. "In...

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Pub Sign Photo Study The Hartshead Ashton Manchester

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 9 Jul 16

On the hills between Oldham and Ashton Under Lynn, a distinctive crooked tower stands out on the stark rugged landscape, visible for many miles around – Hartshead Pike. Perhaps it is inevitable that the nearest quaint village pub...

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Photo Study – Victoria Station War Memorial – Manchester

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 1 May 16

Most war memorials are quite prominent and easy to find but this one is quite hard to spot. Though I use Victoria train and Metrolink tram stop a lot I only saw this memorial when it was pointed out to me on a guided tour. It is...

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Now we're going old school.... Have you seen "The Third Man"?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

The Third Man is a Graham Greene novel-turned-movie with the screenplay written by the man himself. It's shot on location in Austria in 1949 before the rubble from the world war two bombing could be cleaned up. It's beautiful....

WAR VETERANS!!! How are you guys doing??

swanniesbaby @swanniesbaby (309) • Philippines 8 Dec 08

There are still a lot of WW2 veterans out there. some are most probably a Mylotter as well. How are today? how did the government treats you?? are you satisfied?? how about people who has WW2 veteran family members.. can you share...

Are modern day Jews genetically linked to the Israelites of Biblical times?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 2 Nov 08

This question remains very controversial especially in light of the ongoing conflict for ownership of land in middle east.My interest though has to do with ethnicity,origin and whatare the criteria that is used to determine who is...

An inspirational movie

jasmine0728 @jasmine0728 (677) • United States 19 Sep 08

This movie shows the power of the human spirit.This man was facing execution for what he was doing.I don't recall the exact number of people he saved but he spent his own money and risked his life to save over 1,000 people during...

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stories from our grandparents

TCampbell @TCampbell (180) • United States 15 Jun 08

I just responded to the grandfather turning 100 post and it set me to thinking about my granddad. Papaw, as we called him, been dead for almost 20 years now but he lived a long and happy life. I remember listing to his stories and...

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