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LIBYAN RORKE’S DRIFT SALUTES SHADOW WARRIOR SACRIFICE

It was the moment when it became clear the toppling of the Gaddafi regime in Libya had spawned a chaos that would breed extreme militias dedicated to the destruction of manifestations of Western presence in the Middle East. On September 11, 2012 up to 150 heavily armed gunmen attacked a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, leading to the deaths of the US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and a US Foreign Service officer named Sean Smith. The militiamen then ...

EUROPE ‘COULD BECOME BACKWATER’

27 July, 2016

A strong warning that the British must wake up to the value and vulnerability of their vital maritime sector was issued at a London event. Held at the Naval Club, Mayfair, ...

Extract from Jutland 100 Special

16 May, 2016

The Kaiser’s Navy described it as ‘Der Tag’ or The Day, which is what the British called it too. A long awaited reckoning. There had been so many damp squibs ...