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  • Virginia Hall “the limping lady”

    Virginia Hall “the limping lady”

    The one legged spy the Nazi’s couldnt catch Virginia Hall was a highly educated Boston native who joined the American diplomatic service in 1933 after college. She tripped while hunting birds in Turkey, and shot herself in the foot causing...

  • NATHAN HALE

    NATHAN HALE

    The 21 year old American teacher and spy whose last words inspired the world “I regret I have but one life to give to my country’ Nathan Hale was a school teacher who graduated from Yale university at 18. His...

  • HMS Birkenhead

    HMS Birkenhead

    The 450 soldiers who died quietly to save 193 women and children The steam ship HMS Birkenhead struck a rock off the coast of South Africa in 1852. On board were over 600 troops and women and children and some...

  • Tommy MacPherson

    Tommy MacPherson

    “The KIlted Killer” the 21 year old man who set Europe on fire Tommy MacPherson was Britain's most decorated Special Operations war hero from WW2. Known for wearing his kilt into battle, he single handedly forced the surrender of an...

  • Amelia Earheart

    Amelia Earheart

    Courage and Tenacity can take you around the world They will tell you no……you will tell them yes Ameila Earheart broke cultural norms, broke solo flying records, and broke the mold for women in the 20th Century. She was a...

  • Johnnie Johnson: The Greatest Spitfire Ace

    Johnnie Johnson: The Greatest Spitfire Ace

    Johnnie Johnson was an engineer who badly wanted to be a fighter pilot. He was disqualified due to a rugby accident in which he broke his collarbone. His persistence paid off and he was accepted into the RAF but struggled...