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354:Early life and education
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936:Dickens, Peter (1974).
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527:Second Battle of Narvik
316:officer who during the
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219:Second Battle of Narvik
1335:"The Longest Headache"
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911:Aron, Robert (1962).
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588:a raid on Spitzbergen
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750:Royal Pakistan Navy
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420:and the submarine
375:Royal Navy service
361:Edgeborough school
298:Colin Douglas Maud
242:Operation Pedestal
237:Operation Gauntlet
214:Norwegian campaign
25:Colin Douglas Maud
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867:References
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645:Juno beach
605:Jack Eaton
406:lieutenant
386:midshipman
334:Juno beach
314:Royal Navy
115:Royal Navy
91:Allegiance
65:1903-01-21
54:"Mad" Maud
1374:The Times
1353:0024-3019
1293:The Times
992:Navy List
727:Berryhead
695:Walcheren
590:, in the
550:hunt for
507:, Maud's
501:Impulsive
451:in 1933.
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789:Clip of
720:, a new
552:Bismarck
472:Kingston
462:Sardonyx
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139:Commands
109:Service/
1009:(D 03)"
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