@Carnyx Read this earlier this evening, on British recovery of crashed Yak 28 in Berlin, a very slow and deliberate recovery of pilots, radar, jet engines and airframe. https://vulcantothesky.org/art… (View Post)

Wonders if The Fuggers were more than just a wunch of bankers with a name change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugger_family (View Post)

And find out that the girls Horfield are all quite respectable. . (View Post)

I have been reading Alexander Watson's book, The Fortress. The siege of Przemyśl. Minorities (religious, linguistic or ethnic) were distrusted and mistreated by both Austria-Hungary and Russia, add i… (View Post)

F E Smith's quote that "It would be possible to say without exaggeration that the miners' leaders were the stupidest men in England if we had not frequent occasion to meet the owners," coul… (View Post)