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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Daily Factoid
After laying mines on 18 September 1939 in the Firth of Forth, U-23, under the command of Otto Kretschmer, patrolled the area looking for targets but the only ship spotted that proved to be a worthy (and potentially doable) target evaded destruction when U-23 missed with three consecutive torpedoes.
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Charles McCain is a lifelong student of World War Two. He grew up in South Carolina and is a graduate of Tulane University. An Honorable German is his first novel. After surviving a bout with cancer 2 1/2 years ago, Mr. McCain is at work on several writing projects. He lives in Washington, DC.
