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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become a great general and master the secrets of the art of war. ...
- Napoleon Bonaparte, "Military Maxims of Napoleon
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September 5
1939: USA proclaims neutrality in European war
1940: HMS DIANA, a British destroyer is recommissioned as HMCS MARGAREE after a lengthy refit at the Albert Docks in London, UK. This is to replace the loss of HMCS FRASER sunk off the Brittany coast in a collision with a British freighter in June.
1942: Realizing their ship has became a target for an unseen U-boat, the crew of the Canadian Merchantman Lord Strathcona abandons ship just before torpedoes pierce her hull while laying at anchor off Conception Bay, Newfoundland.
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