The 6th June 1944 saw the largest invasion force in history land on the beaches at Normandy merely a couple of hours after a huge number of paratroopers had dropped in Nazi occupied France. D-Day was at long last underway. Thousands of Allied troops landed on the 5 beaches of Normandy; Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha and Utah. There were countless acts of bravery and yet there was just a single Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day. That had been granted to CSM Stan Hollis who landed on Gold Beach. Hollis was a veteran who had seen combat at Dunkirk, El Alamein and Sciliy. He had already been taken...
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Caribbean culture in the UK has a diverse and complex history. Its state in this country as it stands today draws from two main influences. One of those influences is the need of the migrants to fit in with the culture of that they exist in. The other is that they had a need to retain their own identity as in relation to their culture. The culture that we have seen during the last few generations of Caribbeans in Britain has been determined by the culture their ancestors and previous migrants brought with them and adapted as well as their experience of living here and how they have...
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