Showing posts with label WWII. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WWII. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Order of Battle


 So what went wrong? I guess I'll only find out by reading further in O'Keefe's "One Day in August".

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Dieppe

Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff: "Little did I ever think in the old days of my regular journeys of Newhaven-Dieppe, that I should have been planning as I was this morning!" - O'Keefe, One Day in August

Friday, February 27, 2026

"Red" Ryder

"Robert Ryder was a rare character in the annals of military and naval history . . . resolute, determined and courageous in battle as he was reserved, humble and self-effacing in its afterglow." -- O'Keefe, One Day in August 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Secrets

There have been reports lately that British intelligence officials maybe don't trust their American counterparts to keep secrets. Well, according to David O'Keefe's "One Day in August", there has actually been a long history of such mistrust, dating as far back to at least WWII.