Just another addition to this article: during WWII, many structures of the Netherland sea defence and land recovering systems were either destroyed by the Germans on their retreat or by the Dutch...
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"One of the immediate British responses to the flood was, rather predictably, the formation of a committee: the Departmental Committee on Coastal Flooding" LOL ! :D thanks, this made my day !
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That was dam interesting!
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This is an excellent site in all respects. Keep up the good work.
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@Chris: Actually, the voice you are recognizing is that of Simon Whistler, our professional voice talent. He just happens to do the voice work for that other podcast as well. My voice is the one ...
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Now I know why the articles have dried up past year or so, Alan you've been busy doing the Daily Knowledge Podcast haven't you? Recognise your voice a mile off, glad to get a fix using Audioboom'...
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Those events are still discussed. The hero was a man on one vessel, Radio Officer Proudfoot who was in the singular position of being able to send weather reports that forewarned the emergency se...
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12 days in Alan, 12 days in!
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H. Danial said: "It's been a long time since a new story was published. Out of interesting stories or out of interest to do one? Please don't be dead."We have countless ...
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