понедельник, 14 апреля 2014 г.

Good evening! Here come some comments and pictures for the new part of the text.


Sunday Graphic — an English tabloid newspaper. At first it was called Sunday Herald (1915-1927). It changed its name for Sunday Graphic in 1927. It came out of press in December 1960.

Bombing of Rotterdam — Luftwaffe bombed Rotterdam (Netherlands) on the 14th of May 1940 during the Battle of the Netherlands. After that nearly 1,000 people were killed and 85,000 made homeless. It was the last stage of the Battle and after that Netherlands capitulated because it couldn't defend itself from the air attacks.


Collapse of Belgium — After May 16 1940 the Allies retreated to the seaboard. The Belgian surrender came into effect at 04:00 on the 28th of May 1940.

Holly Trinity Church, Clapham Common — was built in 1776. It is located in the south of London, in parkland near the Underground station "Clapham Common".


Lambeth — one of the borough in London. It is located opposite the cities of London and Westminster on the south cost of the Thames (near the London Eye).

Millbank — is an area in Central London (The City of Westminster).

RAMC  — Royal Army Medical College was located on Millbank, in Westminster, London. Since 1999 building is occupied by the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

St. James's Park — the oldest of the Royal Parks in London. It is located in the City of Westminster. It is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west side.

Elgar — Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934), 1st Baronet, an English composer. He is well-known in Britain for "Enigma Variations" and the "Pomp and Circumstance Marches".

Fifth columnist (fifth column) — the name came from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). During the World War II this name related to the Nazi secret-service which helped Nazi forces to occupy different countries. Such people worked inside the resistant countries.

Liddell Hart — Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart. An English soldier, military historian and military theorist.

They followed her in single file back down the corridor, like children in a school crocodile — in school pupils walk in couples (pairs) and "crocodile" means long line (= вереница).

Dover — is a town and major ferry port, located in the County of Kent, England.

Ivan

2 комментария:

  1. Thank you for the good and timely comments. Have you thought of placing different objects and boroughs on the map? It would make sense for this part of the novel

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