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Edwin Palmer Hoyt Edwin Palmer Hoyt ( August 5 , 1923 – July 29 , 2005 ) was a highly prolific American writer who specialized in military history . Until 1958 Hoyt worked in media . After 1958 he produced a consistent and large volume of non - fiction works . Early life and career . Edwin Palmer Hoyt was born on August 5 , 1923 , in Portland , Oregon , to Edwin Palmer Hoyt ( 1897 – 1979 ) and his wife , the former Cecile DeVore ( 1901 – 1970 ) . A younger brother , Charles Richard , was born in 1928 . Hoyt attended the University of Oregon from 1940 to 1943 . In 1943 , Hoyt ' s father , then the editor and publisher of " The Oregonian " , was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the director of the Domestic Branch , Office of War Information . The younger Hoyt served with the Office of War Information during World War II , from 1943 to 1945 . In 1945 and 1946 , he served as a foreign correspondent for " The Denver Post " ( of which his father became editor and publisher in 1946 ) and the United Press , reporting from locations in China , Thailand , Burma , India , the Middle East , Europe , North Africa , and Korea . Hoyt subsequently worked as an ABC broadcaster , covering the 1948 revolution in Czechoslovakia and the Arab - Israeli conflict . From 1949 to 1951 , he was the editor of the editorial page at " The Denver Post " . Hoyt was the editor and publisher of the Colorado Springs Free Press from 1951 to 1955 , and an associate editor of " Collier ' s Weekly " in New York from 1955 to 1956 . In 1957 he was a television producer and writer - director at CBS , and in 1958 he was an assistant publisher of " American Heritage " magazine in New York . Starting in 1958 , Hoyt was a full - time writer . In the 40 years since his first publication in 1960 , he produced nearly 200 books . While Hoyt wrote about 20 novels , the vast majority of his works are biographies and other forms of non - fiction , with a heavy emphasis on military history , particularly World War II . Hoyt died in Tokyo , Japan on July 29 , 2005 , after a prolonged illness . He is survived by his wife Hiroko , of Tokyo , and three children , Diana , Helga , and Christopher , all residing in the U . S .
Royal Army Dental Corps The Royal Army Dental Corps ( RADC ) is a specialist corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace . The corps is a part of the British Army ' s Army Medical Services . The corps does not carry any battle honour s , Regimental Colour or Queen ' s Colour . Currently , the corps maintains alliances with the Royal Canadian Dental Corps , the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps . History . While army regimental surgeons had been providing dental care services to soldiers since circa 1660 , it was not until 1901 that a dental service branch was formally established under the Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC ) . In 1921 , dentists of the RAMC were split off into a separate Army Dental Corps ( ADC ) . The corps was awarded the " royal " prefix to become the Royal Army Dental Corps in November 1946 in recognition of its service in World War II . Royal Army Dental Corps specialisations . Qualified dentists are all commissioned officer s . Non - commissioned officer s may be : Before the Second World War , ADC recruits were required to be at least tall and could enlist up to 30 years of age . They initially enlisted for seven years with the colours and a further five years with the reserve . They trained at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot , Crookham Camp , Aldershot , before proceedings to specialist trade training . The two trades available at that time were Clerk Orderly ( who assisted in the operating room and in clerical work ) and Dental Mechanic ( who worked in dental workshops ) .
Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber , County Galway , in Ireland . History . Fiddaun is a mid - 16th century Irish tower house in the Kiltartan barony of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne , one of four O ' Shaughnessy castles . This tower house is most noted for its well preserved inner bawn wall and situated between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun near the modern village of Tubber . It is located on private land and maintained by the Office of Public Works . Fiddaun was most likely built by Sir Roger Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh , as he is the first mentioned living there and it is not known before his time .
Arthur Chichester , 3rd Earl of Donegall Arthur Chichester , 3rd Earl of Donegall ( 1666 – 10 April 1706 ) was an Irish nobleman and soldier . Having succeeded his father as third Earl of Donegall in 1678 , he refused to attend the Irish Parliament called by James II in May 1689 , but later sat in the Parliament called by William III in October 1692 . Having made a career in the English Army , Lord Donegall founded the 35th Regiment of Foot in Belfast in 1701 , becoming its first Colonel . In 1704 he accompanied the regiment to fight in the War of the Spanish Succession in Spain , and was appointed Major General of Spanish forces . He was killed in action in 1706 at the fort of Montjuich near Barcelona , and was buried in that city .
Flottenbegeleiter The Flottenbegeleiter were German the Fleet Escorts used by the Kriegsmarine between 1935 and 1939 during World War II . Ten of these escort vessels were built , named F1 - F10 . History . This class of ship was designed to be small , fast , and multifunctional . Duties of these fast fleet escort or convoy escorts were to include minesweeping minesweeping , submarine hunting , and testing new high pressure steam engines . These smaller multipurpose vessels were generally weighted down enough to keep them from being very fast . The ships had narrow beams ( overall width ) , sharp bows ( front ) , and untested engines that proved an inefficient combination , making them unreliable . Engine problems often needed repairs , so they were mostly nonoperational , especially during the final years of WW2 . [ 1 ] Only one of the these ships , F9 , was sunk by two torpedoes fired from British submarine HMS " Ursula " , Dec . 14 , 1939 . The rest were all scrapped between 1945 - 1958 . [ 2 ]
Scottish polearms Many of the polearms used in Scotland to the beginning of the 16th . century were similar to those used elsewhere . However , a number of distinct forms did evolve . The nomenclature of Scottish axes in particular is confusing and the text below follows the classification scheme proposed by David H . Caldwell in his 1980 paper " " Some Notes on Scottish Axes and Long Shafted Weapons " " . Brogit staff . The name means literally " spiked staff " . This polearm is recorded in a Scottish law listing types of weapon in 1430 and is mentioned on other occasions in the 15th . and early 16th . century . Though clearly a pole weapon , its exact form is obscure . David Caldwell suggests it may have been similar to a Holy Water Sprinkler . Jeddart staff . The Jeddart ( or Jedburgh ) staff is a polearm of the 16th & 17th centuries with a glaive - like blade which is fixed to its haft by two sockets , in the manner of a bardiche . Form D in the Caldwell classification . Lochaber axe . A simple axe with a broad curved blade usually attached to its long haft at two points . On the back of the blade is a simple hook . This type of axe is first recorded in 1501 and was used until the 18th . century . Form E in the Caldwell classification . Scottish Halberd . The Scottish halberd is thought to have derived from the continental halberd probably in the late 16th century though it shares features with the pollaxe of the century before . They continued to be used into the 18th century . It has a spear - shaped point , small axe - blade and a back - spike , often curved . They were often carried by town officials and town guards . Form B in the Caldwell classification .
Pagan the Butler Pagan the Butler ( ) ( died 1148 ) was a Crusader lord in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem . Around 1120 , he first appears as the butler of Baldwin II . In 1134 , King Fulk deprived the rebellious Roman of Le Puy of the fief of Oultrejordain and granted it to Pagan . Pagan remained butler until 1136 . Pagan ruled from the castle of Montréal , but during his reign , he began the construction of the great castle of Kerak . He was succeeded by his nephew Maurice .
Neil Primrose ( politician ) Captain The Honourable Neil James Archibald Primrose PC , MC ( 14 December 1882 – 15 November 1917 ) , was a British Liberal politician and soldier . The second son of Prime Minister Lord Rosebery , he represented Wisbech in parliament from 1910 to 1917 and served as Under - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1915 and as joint - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1916 to 1917 . He died from wounds received in action in Palestine in 1917 . Background . Primrose was born at Dalmeny House , Dalmeny , Midlothian , the second son of Archibald Primrose , 5th Earl of Rosebery , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1894 to 1895 , by Hannah de Rothschild , daughter of Mayer Amschel de Rothschild . He was the brother of Harry Primrose , 6th Earl of Rosebery and writer Lady Sybil Grant . He was educated at Eton and Oxford and played No . 1 for the Oxford Polo team in 1904 and 1905 . While at Oxford he was also a keen steeple - chase rider . Political career . Primrose entered the House of Commons at the December 1910 general election as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Wisbech . In 1913 he became a member of the Anglo - American Peace Centenary Committee . In February 1915 he was appointed Under - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in H . H . Asquith ' s Liberal administration , but was not offered a post when the coalition government was formed in May of the same year . When David Lloyd George became prime minister in December 1916 , Primrose returned to the government as joint - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury ( government chief whip ) alongside Conservative Lord Edmund Talbot , a post he only held until March of the following year . In June 1917 he was sworn of the Privy Council . Military career . Primrose was commissioned into the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars in 1909 . Promoted Captain in 1915 , he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 . He died in November 1917 from wounds received in action at Gezer during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign while leading his squadron against Turkish positions on the Abu Shusheh ridge during the Third Battle of Gaza . He is buried in the Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Ramla , in Israel . Family . Primrose married Lady Victoria Stanley , daughter of Edward Stanley , 17th Earl of Derby , on 7 April 1915 . They had one daughter : Ruth Alice Hannah Mary Primrose ( 18 April 1916 – 1989 ) , who married Charles Wood , 2nd Earl of Halifax , on 25 April 1936 . Lady Victoria married as her second husband Malcolm Bullock , and had one daughter , Priscilla , by him . Lady Victoria died in a hunting accident in November 1927 , aged 35 .
Indigenous Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Pacific The Indigenous Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Pacific ( Spanish : " Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Indígenas del Pacífico " ) is a small guerrilla group based in rural indigenous areas of Colombia . The group , known by the acronym of FARIP , is an indigenous revolutionary group , common government estimates give the group a total number of 80 fighters . It is speculated that , like the largely peaceful ONIC ( National Indigenous Organization of Colombia ) and other indigenous self - defense forces , to be poorly armed ( Indian forces usually carry only sticks ) .
Fargo - class cruiser The " Fargo " - class cruisers were a modified version of the previous design ; the main difference was a more compact pyramidal superstructure with single trunked funnel , intended to improve the arcs of fire of the anti - aircraft ( AA ) guns . The same type of modification differentiated the and es of heavy cruiser s . In all , 13 ships of the class were planned but only and were ever completed , the rest being cancelled at varying states of completion with the de - escalation of World War II . " Fargo " , the lead ship of the class , was launched on 25 February 1945 , but was not commissioned until 9 December 1945 , shortly after the war ended . " Huntington " was commissioned early in 1946 . The two ships were decommissioned in 1949 - 1950 , and never reactivated .
RAAF Station Schofields RAAF Station Schofields was an aerodrome built by the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) between 1942 - 1944 at Schofields , New South Wales , Australia during World War II . The aerodrome was constructed for use as a satellite aerodrome for RAAF Station Richmond . Identified as a base for the Royal Navy ' s Fleet Air Arm of the British Pacific Fleet on 5 February 1945 and commissioned as HMS Nabthorpe , later renamed HMS Nabstock . HMS Nabstock was decommissioned on 9 June 1946 and the aerodrome was returned to RAAF control . In 1949 , part of the aerodrome was utilised to house migrants , some 21 huts being outfitted as accommodation for 300 people , known as Schofields Migrant Hostel . the migrant hostel closed on 4 February 1951 . The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) opened a RAN Aircraft Repair Yard ( RANARY ) , following the formation of the RAN Fleet Air Arm at the aerodrome in 1951 , and was known as HMAS ALBATROSS II , RANARY Schofields . In January 1952 , the RAAF transferred control of the base to the RAN , however the RAAF remained in residence until leaving in September 1952 . The RAAF transport and fighter units moved to the larger bases at RAAF Base Richmond and RAAF Base Williamtown . Commissioned as HMAS Nirimba on 1 April 1953 as a joint RANARY and technical training establishment for RAN Fleet Air Arm . HMAS Nirimba decommissioned on 25 February 1994 . The aerodrome at Schofields had been operating as a civil field for many years until it too finally closed to flying in 1994 . It was the venue of Australia ’ s first international Air Show on 8 November 1977 , the Schofields Jubilee Air Show attracting up to 300 aircraft , and exhibits from around the world . Schofields , now titled Schofields Defence Depot , was used as a rehearsal ground for the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney . A Wall & Rose Garden Memorial to the Armed forces that have occupied the area in the past has been dedicated on the site and a Commemorative Plaque was erected on the site by The Naval Historical Society of Australia . The aerodrome is now disused and has recently been up for sale .
Thomas Toohey Thomas Toohey ( January 1 , 1835 – November 19 , 1918 ) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor . Toohey was born on January 1 , 1835 , in New York City . His official residence was listed as Milwaukee , Wisconsin . He died on November 19 , 1918 , and was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence , Missouri . Medal of Honor citation . His award citation reads : For gallantry in action on 30 November 1864 , while serving with Company F , 24th Wisconsin Infantry , in action at Franklin , Tennessee . Sergeant Toohey voluntarily assisting in working guns of battery near right of the regiment after nearly every man had left them , the fire of the enemy being hotter at this than at any other point on the line .
Special Actions Detachment The DAE - Destacamento de Acções Especiais ( Special Actions Detachment ) is the naval commando elite special forces unit of the Portuguese Navy . Raised in 1985 , the unit is one of the smallest special operations units within the Portuguese Armed Forces . It is responsible for conducting special operations , beach reconnaissance , Combat Search and Rescue ( CSAR ) , maritime counter - terrorism , demolition operations , and other missions in support of Portuguese and NATO armed forces . Selection and Training . DAE operatives are drawn from the ranks of Marines , all having high operational experience . Due to the nature of its actions , candidate acceptance is extremely restrictive and selective . Only 5 - 10 % of the applicants manage to join the unit . Upon completion of the basic selection phase prospective recruits then begin the first phase of their training . Phase 1 of their training is conducted at the Navy ' s combat diver school . Students receive instruction in : basic combat diving techniques , EOD and underwater demolitions . Candidates who successfully complete the first phase are assigned to the DAE on a probationary status , and begin their second phase of training . Phase 2 instruction includes courses on : escape and evasion techniques , advanced driving , mountaineering , offensive operations , parachuting training and basic English . Once a trainee is permanently assigned to the DAE he will continue to receive various courses of instruction throughout his career . Structure . The unit is led by a Commander , and is subdivided into a command cell and four combat teams . The command cell contains the unit commander , his deputy ( a Lieutenant Commander ) and a small staff of 8 . The combat teams are composed of ten men : petty officers and seamens and a commanding petty officer . The DAE conducts regular training exercises with its NATO counterparts , including the United States Navy DEVGRU , British Special Boat Service , French commando frogmen as well as the respective naval counter - terrorist units . They were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006 , as part of the EUFOR , and to Somalia in 2009 .
Tony Tata Anthony J . Tata , known as Tony Tata ( ) , is the current Secretary of Transportation of the U . S . State of North Carolina . As Secretary of Transportation , he is the head of the North Carolina Department of Transportation , and also a member of the North Carolina Cabinet . Previously , he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools ( from 2009 - 2010 ) and Superintendent of the Wake County Public School System ( from 2010 - 2012 ) . He is a former brigadier general in the United States Army , having served for 28 years in the military before retiring in 2009 . From 2006 - 2007 he was Deputy Commanding General of U . S . forces in Afghanistan .
Mustafa Reşit Paşa Koca Mustafa Reşit Pasha ( literally " Great Mustafa Reşit Pasha " ; March 13 , 1800 – 17 December 1858 ) was an Ottoman statesman and diplomat , known best as the chief architect behind the Ottoman government reforms known as Tanzimat . Born in Istanbul in 1800 , he entered the public service at an early age and rose rapidly , becoming ambassador in Paris ( 1834 ) and in London ( 1836 ) , minister for foreign affairs ( 1837 ) , once again ambassador in London ( 1838 ) and in Paris ( 1841 ) . Appointed governor of Adrianople in 1843 , he returned as ambassador to Paris in the same year . Between 1845 and 1857 he was six times grand vizier . One of the greatest and most brilliant statesmen of his time , thoroughly acquainted with European politics , and well - versed in national and international affairs , he was a convinced partisan for reform and the principal author of the legislative remodeling of the Ottoman administration known as Tanzimat . His efforts to promote reforms within the government led to the advancement of the careers of many other reformers , such as Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha . In the settlement of the Oriental Crisis of 1840 , and during the Crimean War and the ensuing peace negotiations , he rendered important diplomatic services to the Ottoman state .
Umm al - Faraj Umm al - Faraj ( , known to the Crusaders as La Fierge ) was a Palestinian village , depopulated in 1948 . Location . The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain , northeast of Acre . History . The village was known to the Crusaders as Le Fierge . An inscription in marble , built into the wall above the gate of the village mosque , dates this building to 1254 H , ( 1838 - 39 C . E . ) . During the late Ottoman period , in May 1875 , the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the village . He described it as being surrounded by " delightful " gardens , irrigated with water from Nahr al - Mafshukh . Many houses were build with great care , and some had old pieces of stone built into them . All the villagers were Muslim . In 1881 , the Palestine Exploration Fund ' s " Survey of Western Palestine " described it as being built of stone and with a population of 200 . The villagers planted fig , olive , mulberry and pomegranate trees . The older houses in the village were built close together and formed a circle , while the homes build after 1936 were scattered among the orchards . The entire population of Umm al - Faraj were Muslim , and lived by agriculture . In 1944 / 45 a total of was used for citrus and bananas , were used for cereals , while were irrigated or used for orchards . 1948 War and aftermath . During the 1948 Arab - Israeli War , Umm al - Faraj was assaulted by Israel ' s Carmeli Brigade in the second stage of Operation Ben ' Ami . The operational order , issued 19 May 1948 , was to " attack with the aim of conquest , the killing of adult males , destruction and torching . " The assault came on the 20 – 21 May 1948 , when Carmeli forces attacked Umm al - Faraj together with Kabri , al Tell and Nahar , and then " demolished them , " according to Morris . The Israeli settlement of Ben Ami was established in 1949 , in part on village land . The Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi described the village remains in 1992 : " Only the stone mosque remains . It is shut and stands in a state of decay amid tall wild grass . Many trees that might predate the village ' s destruction can be seen . The nearby lands are cultivated ; a banana grove belongs to the Ben Ammi settlement . "
Bruno Heinemann Korvettenkapitän Bruno Heinemann ( born 14 October 1880 , Stralsund ; died 5 November 1918 ) was a German officer killed during World War I . He was first officer of the battleship and was murdered by rebel sailors during the Wilhelmshaven mutiny , together with Wolfgang Zenker . The World War II German destroyer Z8 " Bruno Heinemann " was named in his honour .
Ilyushin Il - 103 The Ilyushin Il - 103 is a single - engined , low - winged training aircraft , the Ilyushin Design Bureau started its development in 1990 in the Soviet Union and the aircraft is now produced in Russia . It was the first Russian aircraft to achieve Federal Aviation Administration certification for sales in the United States . Produced by RSK - MiG , it has been adopted by the Republic of Korea Air Force as a primary trainer , Il - 103 is called the T - 103 in Korea . Users . The following is the list of import versions of the II - 103 :
Fort Hollingsworth – White House The Fort Hollingsworth – White House is a well - preserved example of an early frontier fort built in Alto , Georgia in the late 18th century . The fort was built around 1792 by Jacob Hollingsworth on newly opened lands resulting from treaties with the Cherokee nation , and was meant to protect the settlers in the area . The fort was adapted as a farm residence , principally by the White family , and has passed through generations of owners . It is now operated as a non - profit open air museum . A recent addition to the property was the acquisition ( and ongoing restoration ) of some outbuildings from the Chandler - David family property near Five Points on the Old Carnesville Road in Banks County . These buildings include a smoke house , a wash house , and a corn crib , all dating from around 1835 – 1840 .