Heroes and Villians: Triquet vs the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division
Captain Paul Triquet’s heroism in the face of Nazi resistance outside Ortona earned him a Victoria Cross.
Mark Zuehlke
December 22, 2023
Captain Paul Triquet’s heroism in the face of Nazi resistance outside Ortona earned him a Victoria Cross.
“The price of Peace, borne by the brave— Is priceless…” So goes part of the final stanza of George Elliott Clarke’s “At Ortona: An oratorio,”
3 November 1534 King Henry VIII becomes Supreme Head of the Church of England following the passage of the Act of Supremacy by the U.K. Parliament. 4 November
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A figure of history , Gordon Drummond—from his high-necked collars to his oil-painted profiles—doesn’t appear the trailblazer he was. An intuitive leader and clever military
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