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June 2025

Eleven. They Let Him Keep the Noose
Alfred Fouquereaux de Marigny and wife Nancy were divorced in 1949.
Ten. ‘Crook Factory’ Disbands
Admiral Karl Doenitz succeeded Hitler as leader of the Third Reich, serving as its president for 20 days, long enough to surrender to the Allies.
Nine. Papa’s 'Coup de Gras'
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived out their lives together as objects of scorn in the eyes of the British establishment and, to some degree, the…
Eight. Drunken Brawl
Pilar, which really did have the range to run from Nuevitas to Nassau and back without refueling, is still with us.
Seven. Hemingway Goes on a Date
Ernest Hemingway went on to cover the Allied invasion of Europe for Colliers magazine.
Disregard Last Transmission. Sent by Mistake
Part of Future Project
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Peter Swanson
Six. Flirting with Disaster
The reefs of the Bahamas and the North Coast of Cuba “belong” to a dominant predator, the barracuda, and in those waters the flesh of barracuda contains…
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Peter Swanson
Five. Brutality Repaid
Mass deportations of Haitian migrants in the Bahamas began almost a decade ago.
Four. Gods and Money
The Haitian sloop must be judged one of the most successful designs in maritime history.
Three. Nasty Business, Dreams of Africa
At the end of his life, Ernest Hemingway was judged to be paranoid and delusional because he claimed that the FBI had him under surveillance.
Two. Two Boats, Two Special Ops
The American public outside the families of the Merchant Marine were ignorant of the catastrophe that was playing out all along the U.S.
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