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A Hateful Decision
'This was a hateful decision, the most unnatural and painful in which I have ever been concerned . . . But no act was ever more necessary for the life of Britain and for all that depended upon it.' WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1949 Summer, 1940. Winston Churchill watches in horror as France falls to the Germans in just six weeks, completing the Nazi conquest of mainland Europe. He faces an urgent question: what will happen to France's mighty navy? Under German control it presents a major threat to Great Britain, and could mark a point of no return. With the Nazis closing in and time running out, Churchill ordered Operation Catapult. By the end of one of the most agonising but necessary military operat...
The Navy List
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The Power of Names
Names are so important as they identify and distinguish us from everyone else. But it’s not just our own names that hold such fascination – those of the rich and famous play a great part in our lives. Felix Schrodinger and Pyotr Stilovsky have compiled in this, the second volume of the series, a compendium of information which will appeal to all who are intrigued with names and seek out knowledge for its own sake.
The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies for the Year ...
Vols. for 1837-52 include the Companion to the Almanac, or Year-book of general information.
Armorial Families
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Ian Fleming's Inspiration
James Bond is possibly the most well known fictional character in history. What most people don’t know is that almost all of the characters, plots and gadgets come from the real life experiences of Bond’s creator - Commander Ian Fleming. In this book, we go through the plots of Fleming’s novels explaining the real life experiences that inspired them. The reader is taken on a journey through Fleming’s direct involvement in World War II intelligence and how this translated through his typewriter into James Bond’s world, as well as the many other factors of Fleming’s life which were also taken as inspiration. Most notably, the friends who Fleming kept, among whom were Noel Coward an...
The Chardon Family
The Francis Chardon family emigrated from France to Cambria County, Pennsylvania and he died before 1850. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska, Wyoming, California and elsewhere.
