The official AHF Allies & Neutral States quiz thread
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Spain (borders with Portugal and Andorra)?
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hi, Ironmachine,
quite right, I was sure that at least you would know that.
over to Spain !
greetings, the pb
quite right, I was sure that at least you would know that.
over to Spain !
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
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(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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Thanks, pb.
A man linked to two of those three countries: Who?
A man linked to two of those three countries: Who?
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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar - Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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No, this man is not Portuguese.
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The same man, much later, with a relative:
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Nicolas Franco Bahamonde, brother of the dictator and Ambassador to Portugal.
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Yes, Nicolás Franco, Spanish Ambassador to Portugal from 1937 to 1957.
Over to you.
Regards.
Over to you.
Regards.
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OK, I've learned not to make these questions too easy, since there are people at this forum with phenomenal levels of knowledge. What and where is this? (From my photo collection, January 2011)
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Dear AC,Adam Carr wrote:OK, I've learned not to make these questions too easy, since there are people at this forum with phenomenal levels of knowledge. What and where is this? (From my photo collection, January 2011)
It is of a US Naval Officer; perhaps at the US Naval Academy? Who he is is tough; Arleigh Burke?
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I didn't ask who he is: so far as I know it's a generic US Navy officer.
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Dear AC,Adam Carr wrote:I didn't ask who he is: so far as I know it's a generic US Navy officer.
Is it at the Academy?
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No, it's not in the US.
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hi, Adam,
after more than two weeks, what about a hint to get going again ?
greetings, the pb
after more than two weeks, what about a hint to get going again ?
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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Hmm. A statue of a generic USN officer but not in the US. Australians regard the Battle of the Coral Sea as preventing a Japanese invasion of their contry. Could it be in Australia?
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