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The
Royal Marines Museum
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all aspects
of Royal Marines history.
Royal
Navy
Home page of the Royal Navy and the Royal
Marines.
The
Second World War Experience Centre
The Centre rescues material from the Second World War for study
and remembrance, in particular personal experiences in the form
of diaries, letters and recorded interviews of those in the armed
forces and at home.
D-Day
Museum
Portsmouth's D-Day Museum, which has a restored LCV(p) on display.
NORMANDY
1944
A comprehensive learning resource on D-Day and the Normandy Invasion
from Britannica.com. The site includes detailed articles, personal
histories, radio broadcasts, film clips, and interactive maps.
Naval
History
Gordon Smith's research into naval events of World Wars 1 and
2, warships lost, and the military background to their losses,
including a page dedicated to Royal
Navy landing ships lost at sea, 1939-1945.
The
Higgins Boat Project
An all-volunteer, non-profit organization using original plans
and original material specifications to build an authentic Higgins
boat (LCVP) for display at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
WW2
Landing Craft
Alan Impey was No.1 of a tank landing craft during WW2 and would
be delighted to hear from other veterans with a shared interest
in the war in the Eastern Mediterranean.
CWGC
Debt of Honour Register
Provides personal and service details and places of commemoration
for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died
in the two World Wars. Details of the 60,000 civilian casualties
of the Second World War are also given.
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