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b"\\u2018The Fish Feud!\\u2019 - as the tabloids originally termed the standoff between Britain and Iceland over fishing rights - had escalated into a fully-fledged \\u2018Cod War\\u2019 by 21st September, 1958, when the destroyer H.M.S. Diana requested medical assistance for a Marine suffering appendicitis.\\nThe dispute arose when Iceland had unilaterally extended its fishing zone from 4 to 12 nautical miles. For centuries prior to this, boundaries were calculated via the \\u2018canon shot rule\\u2019 - i.e. the distance a canon could be fired from the shore.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Iceland was having a jingoistic moment; reveal how the Soviets intervened to disrupt Britain\\u2019s defense strategy; and explain how the humble battered sausage came to the rescue for the UK\\u2019s chip shops\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Iceland v Britain: the cod wars begin\\u2019 (The Guardian, 1958):\\xa0\\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/from-the-archive-blog/2018/sep/07/first-cod-war-iceland-britain-fish-1958\\n\\u2022 \\u2018How Iceland Beat the British in the Four Cod Wars\\u2019 (Atlas Obscura, 2018):\\xa0https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-were-cod-wars\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Storyville: Cod Wars\\u2019 (BBC, 2002):\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsOytZMRXo0\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#50s #Politics #UK #Russia #Iceland\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"