On August 20, 1940, during the Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill made a speech to the House of Commons, honouring the bravery of and expressing gratitude to the airmen who prevailed. The most famous part of the speech is in the extract below: The gratitude of every home in our Island, in Continue Reading
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Why D-Day?
The invasion of France by the Allies on 6 June 1944 was known as D-Day. Why ‘D’ and not ‘F’ (for France) or ‘I’ (for invasion) or any other letter? The simple answer is that ‘D’ stands for Date. The US military regularly used this type of shorthand and H-Hour Continue Reading