Jim Roche
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Jim Roche
@jroche1001
Catholic husband and father. Retired from business. Maryvale graduate. History lover. IC member
Katılım Aralık 2012
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It was British tanks that saved Moscow - and likely the entire Soviet Union - in December 1941.
In a battle of fine margins, approximately 200 British-made Valentines and Matildas defeated Operation Typhoon.
Aditi@aditiraaaj
what historical fact sounds fake but is true?
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Our first find from Torwood broch… very ugly ancient stone!
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Results day 1 at Torwood Broch….. Newly uncovered 2000 year old wall…… and Barry!
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@MarkUrban01 I may be imagining things
But I remember the launch of Napoleons Marshals. And he had blokes dressed in accurate reproduction uniforms
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Legend has it that war studies Prof David Chandler secured hundreds of these uniforms from Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, keeping them in the basement of the Sandhurst military academy. He would dress up hundreds of officer cadets, marching them about to test his theories on 18thC drill x.com/CinemaTweets1/…
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@SeaSpitfires Did I mention that the landing craft were crewed by RN?
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Saving Private Ryan is on again and I have to confess, the first 30 minutes seem more misleading every time I watch it.
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By lack of imagination
By underestimating the enemy
By overestimating their own abilities
By failing to learn
By expecting young troops to run before they could walk
By failing to adapt to the military environment
By holding on to old ideas and tactics long after their utility had expired
By blaming the troops
By sidelining Slim…
The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2@forgottenwarpod
While General Irwin focused on a slow advance, the Japanese were teaching a hard lesson in jungle warfare. By using the terrain to bypass fixed positions and encircle their enemy, they turned the tide at Indin. How were the British outmanoeuvred? #JungleWarfare #WW2 #Tactics
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@robert_lyman Every red poppy each year, thanks to him and his charitable efforts
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@JohnWight1 Ha ha the marks and Spencer’s there sells more champagne and Prosecco per head than anywhere else in the UK!
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A great story and journey to be sure. But you talk about Dunblane -- 'a tiny rainy town in Scotland' -- as if it's Easterhouse in Glasgow or Pilton in Edinburgh.
Dunblane is like Trumpton. It's a Scottish middle class utopia, where even the dugs in the street have hyphenated names.
😅😅🤣🤣🤣
Scott Barclay@BarclayCard18
It is genuinely incredible that two brothers from a tiny rainy town in Scotland were able to both make it to world number 1 at the same time at professional tennis. The stuff of fairytales and magic. ✨ The Murray brothers are both retired now but what an unreal journey it was.
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The reveal moment for our offical Team Scotland ceremony outfits 😍
100 days to go until #Glasgow2026 and Team Scotland will be ready 🏴
#TeamScotland #CommonwealthGames
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How many times does the phrase "apostolic succession" appear in the Bible? And what specifically does the Bible say about "apostolic succession"?
Michael Knowles@michaeljknowles
How many times does the phrase "faith alone" appear in the Bible? And what specifically does the Bible say about "faith alone"?
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@AndyAitcheson And pretend that Americans manned the Landing Craft, rather than the Royal Navy
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Seared onto my brain. And I don’t care what the naysayers say.
Anyone can get an obstacle the wrong way round.
Best Movie Moments 🍿@BestMovieMom
The 23-minute D-Day landing in Saving Private Ryan (1998) cost $12 million, about a fifth of the film’s budget. Filmed over a month with 1,500 actors and 400 crew, it remains one of the most visceral and powerful scenes in film history.
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@josephnollasj @LMSChairman The Lindisfarne Gospels were translated into English by a Catholicriest named Alfred in c960
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Vernacular translations of the Bible printed before the Reformation.
1466: German, before Luther was even born. No problems with the Catholic Church.
1471: Italian. No problems with the Catholic Church
1487: French. No problems with the Catholic Church.
1488: Czech. No problems
If we include ones from before the printing press, my thumbs will fall off from typing it.
Jennifer Greenberg 🕊️@JennMGreenberg
Catholics actually benefited a great deal from the Reformation. For example, you can now read the Bible in English. I think we can all agree, that’s an incredible blessing.
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@afneil @Glackinreports We have great motto
Via Veritas Vita
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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Edinburgh University, the 16th century new kid on the block, was founded by the town council. The real Scottish ancients — St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen — were all established by Papal Bull in the 15th century.
Mark Jackson@MarkJac42819106
@afneil @UofGlasgow And here’s another wee gem, in 1583 when Edinburgh University opened it became the sixth University in what we now call Great Britain. Four of the six were in Scotland. Not bad eh. John Knox’s “school in every parish” strengthened the foundations already laid.
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When went for my interview to join the army at Irvine recruitment office, one of the first questions was: are you a Catholic or a Protestant?
Ridge & Frost@RidgeandFrost
🗣️ 'When I went for my interview to join the RAF, one of the questions they ask you is, would you be able to kill somebody?' Military analyst @BellusUK talks to @WilfredFrost about the reality of war and the questions you ask yourself as a serviceman.
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like any other person attached to his Latin I suffer a nasty twich every time somebody uses "decimate" to mean the killing of many rather than the killing of only one tenth (of the dishonored legionnaires). Like anyone attached to his English I am offended by "very unique" ...,
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@chriswkane Hello Chris
Great letter.
Is it worth sending the same to Islay at the Museum?
Jim
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I recently wrote to Stirling Council's Chief Executive, Brian Roberts, to encourage Stirling to apply for a grant to improve our Armed Forces Day celebration.
Read the full letter below👇
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