@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, … (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,&… (View Post)