Two Scottish Teenagers Win Empire Medals at Sea
Two teen aged Scottish boys receive the British Empire Medal for heroism at sea. John Morrison sixteen stood at the wheel under shellfire from the Prinz Eugen. John Alexander Ross eighteen was a cadet among thirty four in a lifeboat after torpedoing, surviving four weeks until a British ship spotted them.
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Brnagat
John Morrison
Glasgow
John Alexander Ross
Kincardine
Ross
Opinion of Nazis on British Tommy in Middle East clash
Captured German accounts describe the British soldier as a tough desert fighter, skilled in defense yet inflexible in attack, cold blooded in combat, and formidable as an individual opponent in the Middle East theater.
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Middle East
RAF air offensive boosts Allied morale across United Nations
The RAF air campaign against Germany and occupied Europe is described as a second front in the air with eight hundred planes ready to rise to a thousand. Observers say it marks a turning point, yet warn against overoptimism as Axis strength remains substantial. Churchill notes more German targets ahead.
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RAF
Germany
Europe
United Nations
Harold Balfour
Air
Ottawa
England
Russia
Lubeck
Tly
Hitler
America
Brothers Run Country Heads of Government in Northern Ireland
J. M. Andrews serves as prime minister while Lord Justice Andrews leads the Northern Judiciary. Both brothers are Reform Club members in Belfast, a group influential in political control.
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J. M. Andrews
Justice Andrews
Ern
Reform Club
Belfast
Rotterdam Girl Rejects Nazi Soldier Friendship Plea
A Dutch girl refuses a Nazi soldier's plea to be friends amid occupation tensions. The soldier presses for amity but she cites Rotterdam as the barrier keeping them apart. The encounter highlights civilian resistance to encroaching Nazi influence.
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Rotterdam
The Individual Citizen’s Army in Wartime Debate
An aged acquaintance recounts a WWI enlistment cue and the dilemma of choosing between a rejected uniform or paying for an operation to qualify. The piece argues for valuing younger and older workers in service, urging civilians to support home-front efforts and avoid scolding youth.
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Navy
Air Force
House of Commons
France
Grant
Ottawa
Fone
Idaho
GEMS OF THOUGHT FREEDOM
A compilation of quotes on freedom from Kingsley, Savonarola, Eddy, Galatians, and Goethe. The pieces contrast true liberty with license and urge love of God and neighbor as the path to genuine liberty.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Goethe
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