Voyager

MICHAEL APPS -

July was for me, as is for many people, a month of travel and exploration. My travels took me to Ontario, where I, alongside a fellow history aficionado, explored the Niagara Peninsula and its surroundings. We were lucky to visit several important sites (both natural and man made), while also having the opportunity to have a true taste of summer. In between jaunts from shade source to shade source, moving through oppressively thick humidity, we managed to get a true feel for the area and appreciate its character.  cont....

          DIEPPE - AUGUST 1942

In the spring of 1940, Germany stood ready to launch an attack upon the west in an attempt to quickly bring the war to an end. Within a few short weeks the German Panzers broke through the French line at Sedan and drove through to the English channel, cutting off French and British forces in Belgium and forcing them to evacuate to England from Dunkirk. The rest of France quickly fell, well Britain with its empire held out alone refusing to negotiate. Hitler’s planned invasion of the British Isles was thwarted in the skies over England where the RAF turned back the Luftwaffe’s continuous attacks.

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