In this N ° 117:
- NOVEMBER 199 - 2019: Twenty Years of Ships and History
- LCI (L) in Indochina, 1946-1955 (VI and last chapter)
- Some news
- DECIMA FLOTTIG LIA MAS. The SLC - Part II.
NEWSPAPER :
This issue celebrates the 20th anniversary of this magazine which covers 2 facets as its title indicates ... The ship part is well treated there but relying on the historical context to re-locate the maritime part ...
The reviews dealing with ships are few ... In order of arrival
- MARINES AND ITS special issues ...
- SHIPS & HISTORY ...
- THE BONE ...
The first since its acquisition has lost its quality and its interest ... Too bad because it was really good and this very small and unusual format serves it even more ...
The 3rd is more general and not always very interesting and not very thorough in its subjects ... And then its 3D plans are not always very respectful (details, positioning and colors) when we look at the photos ... Their off series stand out sometimes ... And then that of the KRIEGSMARINE or the Imperial Navy gives the impression of going in circles ...
For me SHIPS & HISTORY remains the one that offers the most interest, especially since it covers all periods and not just a slice ...
So 20 years for a review that marks this ... the summary is therefore a little turned upside down by these 20 years which have served as Ariane's thread to retrace since 1999, the major events of this (sad) period ...
Contents of the review
- November ... 1999 - 2019, twenty years of SHIPS & HISTORY by Frédéric STAHL. We can remember that in 20 years the war has spread in a general way to the whole planet from ASIA in the MIDDLE EAST, in AFRICA, in EUROPE (UKRAINE, YUGOSLAVIA at least ..., KOSOVO, ... ) ... ALL countries rearm, all become for those who do not have the means, a projectile intended to kill ... Let us forget that during the war in IRAQ, SYRIA and other nearby places ... Tanks put in monument have been reused even if it dates from 45, that the museums that had old bombs or cannons from ancient times were looted to be reused ... And I need the best ...
To kill his fellow man is ready for anything ... In short, let's cross our fingers, but the world is on a powder keg which can explode at any time ... CHINA, INDIA and PAKISTAN have been at war with each other for years. decades ... CHINA has turned against all the countries that have a land or ocean border with them, JAPAN understood ... JAPAN under an extreme nationalist push pushes a return to its power by veiling its face with the events before 45 (like the Germans after 1918) ...
And above all, it must be remembered that information is no longer information but that many use it to defragment information to say anything ... The false prevails sometimes over the real ... To say that the EARTH is flat or that Americans manage to retrace History so that the bible is interposed in the strong moments of creation ... So for them men lived in the time of the dinosaurs ... Very Happy ... It is my true time since the ancestor of ALL mammals was there ... But in the form of a mouse ... Fortunately Father NOEL is here ... So at least we believe in that ... Very Happy
This retrospective also allows us to take stock of the evolution and changes of the different Marines in 20 years if the US NAVY is still THE main one, it no longer reigns in total domination and many marines are capable of subjecting it quite a lot damage ... RUSSIA has lost its splendor, it has managed to raise its level while remaining well within that of what it was ... The big winner of these 20 years is CHINA which d a status of dwarf and of a coastal navy has become the 2nd world and oceanic ... And FRANCE in everything? year after year, it maintains its rank, it is the 1st in Europe and aims to renew the supply fleet ...
- Some news, by Frédéric STAHL. A state of crisis always permanent ...
- DICIMA FLOTTIGLIA MAS, by René ALLOIN. 2nd part and end, after the attempts of GIBRALTAR and ALEXANDRIE without success, 1941 sees the preparation of a new raid of the divers of Italian fights in the port of ALEXANDRIE which will be crowned with success ... The battleships HMS VALIANT and QUEEN ELISABETH will be immobilized for a very long period ... 2 years for the QUEEN ELISABETH ... And who will see a change in the balance of power in favor of the Axis but the Italians will not perceive the weight of this action ...
- LCI (L) in INDOCHINA, Jean ROBERT and Jean Yves BROUAR. Continuation and end of the history of these buildings which were more used in terms of extra fire support.
Laurent de Heller-Forever.
