This story and photos are shared by the Trust with kind permission from Michael Fass, Johnny Fass' son. The story is taken from the memoire Michael wrote about his father’s journey into the Battle for … Read More about Operation Overlord & D-Day
Welcome to
Napoleon's
World
Napoleon’s World
This website is dedicated to Napoleon’s World, the story of the ex-emperor’s exile and death on the island of St Helena between 1815 and 1821.
How a famous British regiment HM 66th Foot (Berkshire) guarded Napoleon on St Helena after 5 years hard fighting on the Spanish Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington’s command.
The fact that the British Navy defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1858 is what gave the Navy its superiority.
The story of the Royal Ordnance Depot at Weeden Bec from which stores were shipped to British forces across four continents.
How 150 years later, a great Armada sailed from Englands shores to defeat another dictator and liberated Europe is the story of one man’s journey into the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
“The French simply had nothing like it”.
Michael Fass
Operation Overload & D-Day
Bullets, Boots & Blankets
Weedon Bec gets its name from a period of English history now long forgotten when the Normans ruled the Kingdom and French was the dominant language of church and government. Duke … Read More about Bullets, Boots and Blankets
The Mighty Oak
The Mighty Oak has a significant place in the cultural, economic and military history of England - and of Great Britain - and is the best known tree in the forest. The oak tree produced fruit that … Read More about The Mighty Oak: Nature, Navy & Nation
