Warfare in News

Posted on Thursday 29th December

The Ministry of Defence has sadly confirmed the death of Captain Tom Jennings of the Royal Marines, who was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, 22 December.

Captain Jennings was travelling in a vehicle which struck an explosive device whilst on operation south of Kabul. Squadron Leader Anthony Downing RAF, who died the following day in the UK, was travelling in the same vehicle.

Captain Jennings was highly valued by the Afghans as well as his Royal Marine brothers. The 29 year old was described as 'dedicated and humble, he was an archetypal Royal Marine with a keen sense of humour even when faced with adversity.'

He leaves behind a wife and two young sons, to whom he was devoted.

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Dates in History

Suez Crisis

29th October 1956

The Suez Crisis was provoked by an American and British decision not to finance Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam, as they had promised, in response to Egypt’s growing ties with communist Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. Nasser reacted to the American and British decision by declaring martial law in the canal zone and seizing control of the Suez Canal Company, predicting that the tolls collected from ships passing through the canal would pay for the dam’s construction within five years. Britain and France feared that Nasser might close the canal and cut off shipments of petroleum flowing from the Persian Gulf to western Europe. When diplomatic efforts to settle the crisis failed, Britain and France secretly prepared military action to regain control of the canal and, if possible, to depose Nasser. They found a ready ally in Israel, who crossed the Sinai Peninsula into Egypt heading towards the Suez Canal on October 29.

Further Reading

Suez
(Paperback - 234 pages)
by Geoffrey Powell

The events that followed President Nasser of Egypts nationalisation of the Suez Canal on 26 July 1956 were as dramatic as they were painful to Britains standing in the world. The authors of this fascinating book describe the unfolding disaster in detail and explain why lack of success was almost… Read more at Pen & Sword...

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