HMS/M Thrasher by John Pettitt. SIG180 had halted the march of

had halted the march of Napoleon's Grand Armée

considerable hostility was still evident and the Army was reluctant to assign Tuskegee graduates to combat units

Battle of Nagashino by Brian Palmer

attaining the rank of Major-General

HMS/M Thrasher by John Pettitt. SIG180 had halted the march ofDHM6106. HMS M Thrasher by John Pettitt. HMS Thrasher was on her 8th patrol when on the 16th June 1942, an unsuccessful torpedo attack was made on the German merchant vessel Arkadia off Crete. Later, at 1155 hours, they spotted a deeply laden merchant vessel of about 3000 tons and turned to attack. The vessel had 5 escorts and aircraft circling overhead. At 1234 hours they fired the first salvo from 2000 yards, and immediately the submarine shook from