I just read an article in the Sunday Times (U.K.) about the imprisonment of Slobodan Milosevic. He is accused of Europe's worst atrocities since the Nazis. The...
I was hoping someone might be able to help me with the following query. I am familiar with the 2 watch system aboard ship, and the schedule of 4 hours on, 4...
A 3 watch system means that the crew was divided into 3 groups called duty sections. You still have the regular 4 hour watches with the dogs in the late...
Dear All, Circumstances force me to take a break from this machine for one month, to let myself complete some other matters and to allow time for certain...
I picked up "Devil to Pay" in paperback on Saturday for 50 cents Australian - about 25 cents US - and have enjoyed it. Lots of sea-detail, surprisingly little...
Yes, C. Northcote Parkinson books have a lot of sailing details and also the general life aboard ships is described quite good. If I'm not mistaken, the ...
I have read most, if not all, of the Delancey novels-memory is not what it once was-and would definitely say that character developement and dialogue are not...
... "Devil to Pay" and "The Guernseyman" were republished last year, in a "trade" paperback version. Yes, his dialogue is weak. If he were a professional...
... Australian - about 25 cents US - and ... conversation, and not much (IMHO) character ... bowels of state library this afternoon) ... in my stored mail...
I have a soft spot for "Devil to Pay" because of the Revenue cutter section partly set in my home town of Poole. I must seek it out and re-read it some time -...
... I liked that Parkinson had maps to supplement his novels. My copies of DTP have maps of Poole and environs. I have been wondering, for the last 25 years...
... You may have found out about Brownsea Island where Baden Powell held the first scout camp in 1907. The island now belongs to the National Trust and has a...
... This feature is a real boon. With Kent's novels maps would have been particularly useful. I often found myself wondering if Bolitho was approaching from...
... Why do the US Marines have the motto of the city of Exeter, and the Devonshire regiment (now the Devon and Dorsets)? "The city (Exeter) contributed a large...
The Marines motto is derived from the John Philip Sousa song "Semper Fidelis". It has become an unofficial second Marine Corp hymn. He was the director of the...
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... Thanks Rich. Was "Semper Fidelis" in use at all before Sousa? I've just found a web page that says Sousa's march was named from the motto. Martin @ home: ...
I'll have to consult my uncle on that one. He spent 26 years as one, so I assume he would know. (I spent my time in the Navy). I remember him telling me that...
Rich Cunningham
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Sorry if you have covered this subject before. I have been looking at some of the video compilations of the first Hornblower mini series. In one the episodes...
Wendy Snow-Lang wrote, among other things: "Here in the states, we scratch our heads when we hear Horatio Hornblower, and think it's a porno--as in, "whose...
... You're right, it was, Martin. 'Semper Fidelis' was adopted by the United States Marine Corps as their official motto in 1883, replacing 'Fortitudine'...
In a message dated 9/9/02 10:39:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Is this the motto that appears on Nelson's crest? Anybody know? I know he has one, but I...
Hi-I'm new to the group. I don't suppose anyone has (or knows where I can get) a copy of "One More Time"? I'm interested in either a print copy I can buy or...
Um... Just curious - What is "One More Time"? Mike Cohn wrote:Hi-I'm new to the group. I don't suppose anyone has (or knows where I can get) a copy of "One ...
A small book that contains 3 old short stories about Horatio: http://home.earthlink.net/~tsfan/ --Mike ... From: Paul Musachia [mailto:pmusachia@...] ...
"Hornblower, One More Time" is a compolilation of several Hornblower short stories that were published in magazines of the '40 and '50s such as Argosy, True,...
