On a cold January afternoon in 1649, Charles I, King of England, Ireland and Scotland,

was executed by his own subjects.

His crime?

High treason.

This unprecedented act rocked the three kingdoms and the fledgling British Empire and

followed ten years of rebellion, revolution and civil war.

Pax Britannica, a history podcast on the British Empire, covers these incredible events,

complete with interviews with world-leading experts on the period.

And Pax Britannica, everywhere you find your podcasts, or go to pod.link slash Pax.

Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.

Episode 392, interview with Paul Gil Jr. about his father's book Armageddon in the Art

of Gosa.

And the second episode is the continuation of the war in North Africa.

To Brook is surrounded.

Dr. Paul Gil Jr. joins us to discuss his father's adventures and his book that tells of his

time in surviving the Great Depression and then convoy duty during the war.

The cargo vessel Nathaniel Green was a Liberty ship and only one of nine ships out of

over 4,000 that served in the war to be awarded the Gallant Ship Award Citation.

The citation reads, During a long voyage to North Russia, SS Nathaniel Green was under

incescent and violent attack by enemy planes and submarines.

In most Gallant fashion and in spite of many crew casualties, she consistently outmaneuvered

and outfought the enemy, finally discharging her vital cargo at the designated port.

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