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  1. Special Edition 5 - Gallipoli Campaign, Australian Army Officer 1910s

    by , Jul 14, 2015 at 09:55 AM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)
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    “When the empire is at war, so also is Australia”
    Prime minister Joseph Cook spoke for many fellow Australians and thousands joined the volunteer Australian Imperial Force and fought in Europe and the Middle East. They were joined by troops from New Zealand and were formed into the Australia and New Zealand Army Corp, the ANZAC.
    On 25th April 1915 16,000 ANZAC troops were landed on the shore of the Gallipoli peninsular in Turkey in support of an allied ...

    Updated Jul 18, 2015 at 10:09 AM by Churchy

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  2. PODs

    Note: Pertains to the United States only.

    Know what a POD is? First I heard of it, I thought of the cheesy horror flick.

    But on closer examination, it is the acronym for points of dispensing.

    Dispensing what?

    The CDC has put in place a Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement with state and local governments so that in the event of a public emergency, a mechanism is in place so that medication from the Strategic National ...
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  3. Issue 35 - 1940s United States Navy

    by , Jun 1, 2015 at 06:30 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    As hostilities drew to a conclusion in Europe, the United States pushed hard towards victory in the pacific, After the heavy losses of Pearl Harbor the industrial manufacturing power of the United States was able to make significant technological and tactical advances that, by 1945, made it practically imposible for Japan to win.
    Only the desperate measures of Suicide raids on ships had any impact, ...
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  4. Issue 34 - 1940s Czechoslovakian Army

    by , Jun 1, 2015 at 01:36 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    The new sovereign state of Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918 at the end of the 1st World War, and came under almost immediate threat of invasion necessitating the creation of a new army.
    By 1938 that army had grown to number 1.5 million men, and was well equipped with modern weapons, including locally made tanks.
    In the early 1930s watches produced by the swiss company Lemania were supplied ...

    Updated Jul 13, 2015 at 09:08 PM by Churchy

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  5. Sony Smartband Talk - 1 month in

    I thought I'd add a one month update on my experience with the Smartband Talk, following up on my initial review here: http://www.intlwatchleague.com/entry...Smartband-Talk

    The good:
    • My main requirement was for something I could wear on my right wrist while I have a watch on my left. I've worn the Smartband Talk in that manner everyday for a month now without feeling like a knob or getting any adverse comments.
    • It's really light and comfortable. I've switched
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