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RACE FOR THE ETERNAL CITY, THE LIRI VALLEY: CANADA'S WORLD WAR II BREAKTHROUGH TO ROME

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:43:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - At the beginning of 1944 the two Allied armies in Italy found themselves locked in a stalemate by their German counterparts. The easy advances up the Italian Peninsula of the previous year at ended. Strong German defensive lines south of Rome were...

LITTLE STALINGRAD, ORTONA: CANADA'S EPIC WORLD WAR TWO BATTLE

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:20:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - On December 25th 1943 a group of battle weary members of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, part of the First Canadian Infantry Division found themselves relief from the horrors of war if only for a few hours. Company-by-Company the Seaforths were taken...

SLEEP OVER IN THE STICKS, RAMADA GUELPH ONTARIO

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:39:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - It seems like I'm not traveling as much these days as in the past. That means less time in hotels, which ain’t always a bad thing. Mind it also means fewer opportunities to rave or b*tch about hotels as the case may be, here or elsewhere. Just...

DIE PANZER KOMMEN: WEHRMACHT PANZER DIVISIONS 1939-45

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:29:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - One of the more recognizable images of the Second World is the pictures and films of masses of German tanks overrunning Europe in the early parts of the conflict, the infamous Blitzkreig or Lightning War. The German military quickly, efficiently and...

THE LONGEST SUMMER: OVERLORD, D-DAY AND THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:11:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - D-Day, June 6th 1944,, the Longest Day, the invasion of Normandy is probably the most known battle of the Second World War. Numerous books, scholarly works and popular ones have been written about it. Many make the presumption that the invasion was...

THE PICTURE AND THE STORY :FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:16:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - It is probably one of the most well known photographs of the Second World War ever taken, six men struggling to raise the Stars and Stripes over a barren mountaintop on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The photo galvanized a war weary nation to make the...

A LONDON GUTTERSNIPE LOOSE IN CADIZ: SHARPE'S FURY

Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:53:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - There is a theory that if an author makes too many trips to the same literary well for ideas that he may soon run dry. One wonders if Bernard Cornwell is aware of that theory in regards to his literary creation Richard Sharpe. His latest Sharpe Novel...

DESPERATE BATTLE: HOLDING JUNO

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:31:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - When dawn broke June 7th, 1944 the soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division found themselves in a precarious position. The day before they had been a major part of the massive allied invasion of France. Storming ashore at Juno beach the Canadians...

CANADA'S LONGEST DAY: JUNO BEACH:

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:46:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - D-Day, the Sixth of June 1944, it is a day well known and celebrated in both historical texts and popular media. The day when the Allied armies stormed ashore in German occupied France and began the long process of liberating Western Europe...

PACIFIC PARADISE: ROYAL DECAMERON PUERTO VALLARTA

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:59:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - Name brand recognition is an important part of our consumer oriented society and that goes for travel as much as anything else. Over the years there are certain airlines and hotel names that I have become quite comfortable with and others that I avoid...

DIE SCHWARZEN TEUFEL, THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:07:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - They were conceived as part of plan by an eccentric scientist to use a new military vehicle on a secret mission. They were recruited from the best available from not one country but two. They were trained to impossibly high standards, for a mission that...

TRAGEDY AT TARNAK: FRIENDLY FIRE

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:41:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - In March 2002 Alpha Company of the Third Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry were conducting offensive operations against Taliban and Al Queda forces in the mountainous region of South West Afghanistan in and around a feature known...

A BLOODY STOP ON THE LONG ROAD ACROSS THE PACIFIC: HELL IS UPON US

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:18:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - On December 8, 1941, while the smoke from burning fuel and ships still hung over Pearl Harbour, Japanese Forces began landing and securing the first US territory to be occupied during the Second World War Guam. Forces from the nearby Japanese territory...

San Andres: SEVEN SHADES OF BLUE, SAN ANDRES ISLAND COLOMBIA

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:26:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - Sun, sand, and surf the three “s” of the perfect vacation destination. Add a fourth “s” for shopping to that list and you have San Andres Island a small Caribbean getaway that encompasses all of the above and then some. San Andres is...

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW AND TAKE PICTURES TOO: FUJI TL-FX9 TELE CONVERSION LENS

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:11:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - When I first purchased my new camera, the Fuji FinePix S5100 Digital Camera h
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Canadian War Museum: HISTORY REVISTED: THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM, OTTAWA

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:51:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - When I was young we lived in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. One of the treats growing up there was visiting the various museums in the region. Among my favourites were the Aviation museum, the Science and technology museum and my personal favourite the...

STANDING ON THE LINE: ALL TIGERS NO DONKEYS

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:52:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - Canadian has this rather odd concept of its national military tradition. First there is this popular misconception that the sole purpose of the Canadian military is to run around the world on peacekeeping missions, spreading good will while handing out...

DESCENT INTO MADNESS, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:43:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - The tearing down of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s was supposed to bring a new era of peace and prosperity, a "peace dividend" to the world. What it brought instead was a decade of warfare around the world as old enemies...

VICTORIAN CHARM MEETS THE WIRELESS AGE, TRAVELODGE DORAL INN OTTAWA

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:40:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - I recently spent a weekend in Ottawa to see some friends and visit the new Canadian War Museum. As it’s cold in Ottawa in the winter and as I frown on sleeping in the streets as a rule, this meant booking a room there. I checked out various options...

Riverside Clarion Hotel Rochester NY: ROOM WITH A VIEW: RIVERSIDE CLARION HOTEL ROCHESTER NY

Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:53:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - Clarion Riverside Hotel Rochester Looking out our room’s window the first thing I can say about the Clarion Riverside Hotel Rochester is that it’s aptly named. The muddy brown waters of the Genesee River are directly below me. In fact from the...

ESCAPE INTO ADVENTURE, SHARPE'S ESCAPE

Fri, 27 May 2005 12:04:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - On a ridge near the town of Bussaco in Portugal a thin line of redcoats and brown jackets of the Anglo-Portuguese Army await the onslaught of the invading French forces. In a bloody and brutal battle the Anglo-Portuguese battalions repulse the attacks of...

FLYING ON THE GROWN UPS AIRLINE: CATHAY PACIFIC

Thu, 12 May 2005 16:33:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - It’s a sad truth but most of the flying I’ve done in recent years has been on budget and/or charter airlines, and I’ve got the cramped bad back and bruised knees to prove it. It’s just luck of the draw that they’re the ones taking me to where I need/want...

SMALL IS GOOD: xD PICTURE CARDS

Wed, 11 May 2005 16:24:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - During our last trip I found myself discussing cameras with another photo buff. Naturally we got around to discussing the relative merits of our respective cameras. This lead to each of us pulling out our cameras and letting the other play around with...

HAVE KEYBOARD WILL TRAVEL: ACER ASPIRE 1414 (LXA3405201) PC NOTEBOOK

Wed, 4 May 2005 15:58:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - There are two constants I’ve discovered as a travel writer over the years. Ok there are way more than two, but two that relate to this particular piece so work with me people. First there never seems to be enough time to write up all the reviews and...

BenQ Value V991 19 in. CRT Conventional Monitor: HONEY IT'S SO BIG: BENQ VALUE V991 19" CRT CONVENTIONAL MONITOR

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:21:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - A little over a year ago I was forced to replace my computer. Basically it had become the victim of a virus and was beyond salvaging. Fortunately I had a friend, yes I have those, who’s both an IT type and who was able build me a new one to my...