Disaster — Heritage and History

Unsinkable – The Full Story

February 7, 2012 By Pen and Sword Books

The first modern work to give a comprehensive picture of the RMS Titanic and the people intertwined with her fate, from disaster to recovery. Drawn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anniversary, April, Conclusions, Daniel Allen Butler, Deaths, Disaster, Fate, Fateful Night, Focussing, Narrative, New Heart, Participant, People, Primary Sources, Rms, Rms Titanic, Tragedy

SAS In Tuscany 1943-45

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August 22, 2011 By Pen and Sword Books

While always dangerous and daring, SAS operations are by no means invariably successful and when they go wrong, they do so very badly. This point … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: 8 September, Armistice, Bibliography, Blimey, Captain Walker, Cooperation, Disaster, Enemy Troops, Epic Journey, Extreme Winter Conditions, Four Men, Lett, Northern Tuscany, Radios, Sas Operations, Second World War, Seven Months, Six Men, Soe, Success And Failure

Whitehaven Pit Disaster

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July 2, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

On the evening of Wednesday, May 11th 1910 the west Cumberland town of Whitehaven was rocked by a disaster deep underground. High on the cliff tops … [Read more...]