by Gordon | Jan 31, 2013 | Alamein (politics)
During the North African Campaign, there were no natural features in the desert wastes to provide cover for the belligerent armies. Troops had to protect themselves by digging slit trenches and planting minefields. When the troops moved on, the minefields remained,...
by Gordon | Jan 2, 2013 | Alamein (people)
The World War 2 fighter aircraft had remained unremarked for 70 years in a remote part of the Western Desert, the wings burnished by the desert wind, the markings on the fuselage still clear, the glass of the cockpit unbroken, the instrument panel still intact. Even...
by Gordon | Dec 1, 2012 | Alamein (battles)
Immediately following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, New Zealand came to Britain’s support, the country’s sentiment expressed by its premier, Michael Joseph Savage, “It is with gratitude in the past, and with confidence in the future, that we...
by Gordon | Nov 18, 2012 | Culture and astronomy
Speculation that Karnak Temple was aligned to the winter solstice sunrise has finally been confirmed by the recent studies of Juan Belmonte of the Canaries Astrophysical Institute in Tenerife, Spain. In a statistical survey of over 300 temples in Egypt, he has...
by Gordon | Nov 1, 2012 | Solar system
Somebody parked the space shuttle, Endeavour, outside Randy’s Donut Shop. It could only have happened in California. Trees had to be cut down, power lines raised and the donuts paid for before it could move on. All the space shuttles have now been retired and given...
